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I have downloaded a programme for which a code is required to register. I have the code but when I enter it, nothing happens. There is a note under the code box to say I must have administrative privileges to get the code to work. Mine is Windows XP home …

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Hello Anyone can tell me the name of the process which is created by Windows XP when we right-click and select repair from the taskbar for the LAN connection? Sometimes when I click repair the new window which is opened fails to close properly, happens when it cannot repair, and …

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Hi everyone, I'm using an old, banged-up, Asus A6000 notebook which I want to format and then re-install WinXP on (I only have 384MB RAM)... The thing is, a few days ago my brother smashed my laptop on the floor and although, surprisingly, it still works, its TFT screen is …

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I installed Command and Conquer Zero Hour onto my portable hd, so I can play it on my school computer lab computers (on which I do not have admin privileges). When I try to start the game, it show the loading screen then quits. I believe it has something to …

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Please Solve This Problem , Browser May not open the microsoft Website Pages in windows xp sp3 i want to open the microsoft page in browser but it not open in windows xp sp3 please help me

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i am currently downloading a file on the torrent aplication Vuze, and it is just over 10GB in size. I am currently downloading it at around 30-40KB/s, but i've read in forums that people have been able to download at speeds well over 100KB/s. My question is, is this really …

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I have several machines in one building in our company that have issues that seem to come and go. The symptoms are all the same. The machines boot slowly, and then after fully booting, some apps will run, some won't. Sometimes none will, but usually, like Outlook will open, but …

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I have two pc's, one is on a UPS (rated at 1000w) and I want to add the other one on it to. I have been looking in the system information for the size of the power supplies but can't seem to come up with it. Isn't it listed someplace, …

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Hi, I am using windows XP sp3 and my Pc cannot detect the USB drive. when i connect the USB drive to my PC the icon shows on taskbar. but it's appear on windows explorer. I am using Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4gb USB Flash drive. But It working another System. …

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hi all, I am using TOSHIBA satelite 200 and I have windows XP. few days ago my fully charged battery discharged in 5-10 mins. now when I started my laptop beep sound comes continuasly, then after some time the XP logo appear and then the screen look like "raining" . …

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What is this elusive file that keeps me from downloading IE8...or other things. 5Days ago I had the "Black Screen with Cursor" CURSE...It took a lot of work and research to get my system back, but this "ShRegGetvaluew" entry point missing from shlwapi.dll file, keeps popping up and stops any …

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Hi everyone, I need a script that will redirect an excel API from one database to another using VB.net. I am still a novice. I need your help. Thank you.

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Hi, My external hard drive has stopped working and I need to get all my photos of it, as some of them are really important to me as I am a photographer. Can anyone suggest to me the best method to get the photos back. The hard drive is appearing …

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I can't send e-mail whether I use a client such as outlook. or even if I go directly to the site of my pop mail provider. I can recieve just fine. No one else in my team is experiencing this issue.

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Hi everyone, My xp is quite strange these days, after I boot up the computer, when everything started up, I go to "my computer" and go to D drive. Something happens, the whole D drive don't have anything, and is just that empty, I go up a level(directory), and go …

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HELP! Last night while doing some work for school on my pc, I realized that an update was being downloaded to my computer. I finished my work and was reading email, when prompted to install, which I did. After the install was complete, I was asked to restart the computer, …

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I am getting this message on my screen after I try to enable my active desktop. Internet Explorer Script Error Line: 65 Char: 1 Error: Object doesn't support this action Code: 0 Url: Do you want to continue running scripts on this page yes/no Can someone help. I am running …

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my friend has a low update rate when on his computer. i noticed that his memory was not showing the full amount. i upgraded his ram to 2 gigs and not all his new ram was detected. it was a small percentage and the ram itself was more than double …

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I have windows xp running on pentium 3 ,with 3 partions of hard disk.Can i install dos 6 in my computer.If yes then how? Moreover i don't have dos 6. Please suggest how can i get dos 6 on web. I want to learn dos 6 so please dont specify …

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Hi - I am not a professional but I followed a link to your site where a similar question was answered. I asked this somewhere else but nothing has worked so I will give you the information and what has happened so far. I am using Windows XP SP3 on …

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Help needed. I installed a program called iColorFolder which means to make your folder got different types of colour to choose. But when i change it to Vista type, there is options for me to choose, include Vista, XP, Mac and others too. But when i choose Mac type, all …

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I have win xp home edition and I just noticed that when I open Task Manager, 3 incidents of Internet Explorer are running under processes altough I am not on the internet. Is this normal?

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Outlook 2003 : I have an User A and user B, user A has delegated through Tool--> Options--> Delegated to User B.... User B now when in her mailbox, creates new Message, in the From, she writes User A email ID, and send the mail from her mailbox. Maill is …

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Guys my windows xp is giving me headache now.First of all it hangs everytime i run it for the first time everyday or after a gap of 5-6 hours.Then it hangs randomly after restarting sometimes during using internet,sometimes when i am listening music,or working.I am fed up with this problem.Dont …

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I cannot remove a network printer port on windows XP. I am logged in as an administrator, I have tried right clicking on any space on printer properties -> server properties -> ports tab and then try and delete a port but it will not let me. Sometime this works …

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XP Home SP3 When a browser or other program needs CPU, the 99 goes down to accommodate, then goes right back up to 99. It shows 220K of memory constantly; that never changes. System is running slow because of the excess CPU usage. Have run scans, disabled everything I could …

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So here's the deal. I was an idiot and clicked on a file to download from an unknown host and let it extract. I didn't do anything so I restarted the computer and after that could not boot into windows at all. I would be able to get to the …

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Hi everyone, I am new here and am in need of help. I have a laptop vostro 1500 and have windows xp. I was on the computer one night, then I turned it on on the morning to find a nightmare. after I turned it on, it asked for my …

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I recently purchased a Gateway labtop off ebay and that person said he wipped the harddrive clean so I tried to load my Windows Genuine Advantage kit for Windows XP professional on to the labtop it will load up to the point which it will say coping files then will …

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Can someone assist me with this ...I get quite a bit of Hung Applications ...I get the frozen hour glass and then have to wait and close programs manually. In addition when I start up and click on the explorer icon..the machine brings up several tabs? Another mini issue ..Vertual …

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I hear it running and i see it in the HARDWARE DEVICE section on the Control Panel but it seems not to reconize it

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Working with a netbook with 1Gh Processor and 1 Gb memory Only some supportive software such as adobe reader, flash AVG anti virus, malware, etc. The hard drive is 60% free and regularly maintained with diskclean and defrag. Exploit software used is" - Windows Defender - Malware Bytes - AVG …

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first off id like to say ive tried 4 other so called "tech forums" and none of them had replied back to me so im hoping someone here can help me out. basically this is the problem: -when i use my browsers explorer 8 and firefox i am getting repeatedly …

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for the past week, my mouse would periodically go crazy all the sudden. IN particular it would seem to be highlighting everything, opening, closing stuff, I was unable to defeat it in anyway, other than by turning computer off. ONce back on, the mouse would be fine. I use a …

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When i press the @ sign i get " and when i press " i get @ also other keys on my keyboard are mixed up.:sad: I have installed xp pro several times recently and the first time i did i got the on-screen keyboard up to try and change …

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What the heck?... My system was working fine then it just stiffed up on me. I had to unplug it to shut down...nothing worked. I did a surface scan of the HD and it came out fine but now when I boot up...the XP logo doesn't show then this error …

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Working with a netbook with 1Gh Processor and 1 Gb memory Only some supportive software such as adobe reader, flash AVG anti virus, malware, etc. The hard drive is 60% free and regularly maintained with diskclean and defrag I find the drive light is on or rapidly flashing much more …

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I have a HP photosmart c6180 all-in-one printer. My OS is Windows XP Pro sp2. I am having trouble getting the ink level to display. Each time I try I get the following message..."The computer is unable to establish two-way communication with the device." I use AVG firewall. Any suggestions?

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i have a custom built running windows xp, it has a asus p4p800 motherboard with a nvidia geforce 5700 video driver. this machine is a dino but very reliable. when i finished running windows updates i rebooted and the monitor now goes to sleep after the xp screen. tried to …

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Sorry in advance for the lengthy first post. The faults I'll describe are not due to hardware or malware of any kind. They are entirely self-inflicted. My PC is running WinXP, SP3. I have two HDD, both with multiple partitions. The C:\ SYSTEM disk is copied bit-for-bit to a backup …

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Hi, I have a hijack situation. When I click on some links, the website is hijacked to another site. I have run AdAware and Malwarebytes but nothing works. Any help is appreciated. Here is my hijack log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 12:09:32 PM, on 9/28/2010 …

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I recently moved MS Office 2003 from an old computer to a new one. Now when opening an Excel spreadsheet located on a server the font is wrong. The font is TW condensed 8, but it displays and prints in a larger font. TW condensed does not show up in …

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Hi, I'd be really pleased if someone could give me guidance on this problem. I'm trying to connect a Dell Inspiron laptop to my friends NTL/Virgin cable modem. I took it to my local computer shop, who supplied and installed a Pluscom 10/100 PCMCIA adaptor card, plugged in their ethernet …

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HELP!!! I can't get XP to start on my PC!!! This is what I keep getting: When Windows XP tries to load, I get the following message: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this." My options …

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HELP ME! I'm a college student and use my computer ALL of the time. All of a sudden this thing called Relevant Knowledge started popping up on my computer. I wanted to get rid of it, so I stupidly clicked the button that said stop receiving these messages or something …

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Newbie here- couldn't read any replies on archived thread about this. Desktop crashed on boot with no warning, showing Windows unable to load due to this missing or corrupt file. System was well maintained, clean: Dell Dimension 4400 Pen 4 1600 megahertz Installed RAM: 512MB HD: 40GB 77% free Windows …

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