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i just got a new top of the line asus motherboad, okay not top of the line but pretty close, anyhow, i still have win xp pro, and the asus instructions said that 3MB or less was optimal RAM size. DAMN!!! I have 4 slots for dual channel memory and …

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ok guys, by this point ive tried just about all i can do by myself other than reformatting my computer. it had been a while since i had been home but im usually on my computer 24/7. i finally get back to my house to hop on my game and …

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hi, i have a compaq laptop and it has drug me through hell lately, i am having trouble finding or restoring my cd/dvd drive. it is not in the device manager and does not show under my computer. i cannot find any drivers or hardware changes anywhere. i have restored …

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Hi folks. Hope someone can help. Yesterday I restarted my pc after downloading the latest windows update. Instead of doing what I would normally do and installing it while logged in I let the computer wait to install the updates and then turn itself off. Now when I start the …

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i ran anti virus and i have to unresolved issues that it states no possible action. At least 1 of these issues is preventing me from using my disk drive' printer,defragmenter etc. what can i do to resolve this?

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The Problem is Some RDC user accounts will allow Outlook to send and receive others do not. Users who connect remotely have access to Outlook installed on the server. New user accounts copied from a known working account do not acquire a working email account. The mail server is off …

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I found a strange folder in one of my drive's root today. The folder name is adf13d23ac52423b6504173ab679 the size of this folder is 6.12 mb and the contents are two more directories. 1- amd64 2- i386 I upload two files to have a look on the contents. What I know …

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I cannot tell if this is a hardware issue, or what, but my audio is breaking up. I'm running XP Home on an Asus MB, 1.7 gb processor, 1.5 gig of RAM, with a Creative sound card (Sound Blaster Audigy). 99.9% of the music is just fine, the other .1 …

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Some sort of malware is causing all my search engines to redirect me. Whenever I click on a link in a search engine, it opens a new tab and redirects me to one of a long list of search engines like couponmountain, buyerzone, bestwebchoices, pronto, etc. I've run a few …

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Last week I noticed that my scheduled scan by McAfee was taking much longer than it should. I checked and saw that an endless stream of files named "system volume information" were being scanned. It took six hours. I'm an old man with little knowledge of computers, but I managed …

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PLEASE HELP!!!! I tried to connect to the internet and its not connecting. I called Verizon and they stated that It is my computer so they are no help!! I have been doing a little research on my own and came across a few things 1) I did a ipconfig …

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This is really weird! I'll explain it best I can. I got home from uni today, opened a website, looked at some forums, was about to make a post.....opened up my FTP and attempted to connect to update a website and noticed I couldnt connect. I then saw the website …

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Hi We have a small network of about 40 people running Windows XP and Outlook 2003. A few users (including myself on Outlook 2007) keep losing their email signature and I have to keep manually fixing it. They are all roaming profiles and our signatures are stored on the server. …

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hi could anyone please help i am getting a temp2 error when i start my pc , i do belive it is a trojan of some sort how do i get rid of it without formating my hard disk please please help

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hi friends As i had already mentioned in one of my previous doubts, i am using a shared internet connection in our hostel.Can anyone suggest some software to check the bandwidth usage by other users, so that download can be blocked during the peak hours.I want to just see their …

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My old computer crashed and I purchased a Dell Optiplex 270. I have re-installed all of my programs except Microsoft Streets and Trips. When I put the CD in and try to open it I get a message saying Please Insert Disc in D:. I can put anyother CD in …

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Hi guys I have formatted a friends Acer Travelmate 4000 laptop and reinstalled windows xp pro, I have the yellow ? for other devices - Network Controller. In device manager it tells me The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28). Location PCI bus 2, device 4Reinstall Driver. …

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Once I deleted all my archive messages in Yahoo then I used the recovery software to recover all but I can not open them. They have extension file is DAT. I tried to open it with Notepad but the font is not readable. I do not know why! Please help …

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Dear DaniWeb friends, I have this Fujitsu-Siemens Scenic 102 Celeron - 2 GB DDR. I had it with 2 HD's: Drive c:\ Disk 0 <> 80GB WD <> English XP Pro and Drive d:/ Disk 1 <> 40GB SAMSUNG <> Turkish XP PRO, whereby drive d:\ was a clone of …

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Windows help on XP advises browsing in a user account that is not the administrator because it is easier for others (viruses and spyware) to get control of your computer if you browse as the admin user. I have two user accounts: "owner" (administrator) and "others". How do I set …

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I recently powered on my computer but i get the message no signal from the monitor. I tried a new graphic card and i reset the memory modules but i still have the same problem. My computer is a compact evo 310.

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Does anyone know how to set the default printer in AD or on a Windows XP Pro workstation? I tried a batch file but it runs before the printers are pushed to the desktop. Thanks so much?

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I was asked if there is a way to disable the window that comes up when you print (Where it gives you the printer description, print range, copies, and etc....) I think there may be a registry hack to accomplish this but I was wondering if there is a more …

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Hi, I'm trying to have a dual boot XP and 2003. They are installed in two different hard drives. However,when I boot my PC goes right to XP. I'm able to see the other hard drive with win 2003 files on it. Here's my boot.ini look like [boot loader] timeout=20 …

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G'day. I'm here because I don't know the right question to ask :S I discovered that if I clicked the mouse wheel down, I could get a little icon on a page that looks like a joy-stick icon -- take a Cap'n Cook at the attached image. By simply moving …

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Major issue! I am unable to run windows after removing some programs a few days ago. The system makes it past the windows logo page and then freezes as a black screen. The error message says - services.exe - unable to load missing component. missing file msvcp60.dll My dell computer …

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is there any way you can open and close ports without having any special software and firewalls etc ?

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how do i download windows xp pro on to my laptop if i cant get on the net or dont have the disk can i download it on to a disc on another com...

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Hello. I am attempting to help my mother-in-law with her computer. She was playing a game online and caught some kind of nasty virus (I suspect) and her computer is in the eternal re-boot mode, but not allowing me to go into any of the safe modes. She didn't have …

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Somebody helped me 2 years ago to install MS Fligth Simulator. This guy made me create two entries into XP just after starting the PC. One entry is the normal XP used as usual and the second entry started also XP but with many services disabled so that the Flight …

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my hp laptop wont load up past the windows xp loading page just stays there loading can i fix it and how?..

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Hello here is a problem that I look in the msconfig, I just type it in run command to look at the startup items. Meanwhile I find an entry that doesn't have any name, no command is there but the location is the same as the other programs have. HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run …

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Here's news: Not everyone likes the look and feel of Office 2007, and Word's interface is the one most people seem unhappy with. "Office 2007... has a few awesome features (most notable in my mind are the new charting features), however Word in particular is impossible to use." That's from …

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Hello here is a problem that I look in the msconfig, I just type it in run command to look at the startup items. Meanwhile I find an entry that doesn't have any name, no command is there but the location is the same as the other programs have. HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run …

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I have a Dell Dimension 2350 and I want to restore it back to factory settings because it is running way too slow. I have already tried Ctrl + F11 but I have been told that this does not apply to this computer. I also have reinstalled Windows XP from …

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Hi, I'm new here, very frustrated, and about five minutes from having a stompfest with my computer. My problem started when I was playing a game on my computer and it froze. I couldn't do anything so I restarted my computer by holding down the power button. It started up …

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Hello daniweb friends, I have this pc FUJITSU SIEMENS D1625 Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower Board: FUJITSU SIEMENS D1625 S26361-D1625 Serial Number: 11793442 Bus Clock: 800 megahertz BIOS: FUJITSU SIEMENS // Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 4.06 Rev. 1.03.1625 05/13/2003 2048 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'Slot-1' has 16896 MB Slot 'Slot-3' has 16896 MB …

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when windowxp is being install this message appear. "Installation Failed H:\1386\asms Error Message One of the components that Windows needs to continue set up could not be install. The parameter is incorrect. Please a little help would be aprreciated . thanks guys. Jhun

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I was trying to investigate the following error from one of our xp users, after running the netdiag test, i found ou that he was passing everything except:the trust relationship test. (Secure channel for domain was failing) To combat that I started to use the netdom utility to reset that …

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Hello. Quite suddenly, a rather normal, albeit slow, computer decided to start posting a message box upon signing in to the computer with: Explorer.EXE-Application Error in it. It adds: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000006). Click on OK to terminate the application. When I go to the Windows Task …

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Hi buddy, I encountered a problem at startup, when almost all the icons are loaded on the desktop and some loading is continue in the taskbar. I got a dialog box which gives me the message that "viewMgr has encountered a poblem and needs to close." and this dialog has …

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In my Windows, attrib.exe lost from system32 so I couldn't access attrib command from DOS, is there any way to recover it.

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Hi all, I have a Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5938 laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. I want to make a dual-boot with Windows XP SP1. I try to follow the instructions of installation using the help of Nlite like: [URL="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/resolving-setup-did-not-find-any-hard-disk-drives-during-windows-xp-installation/"]Resolving "Setup did not find any hard disk drives" during Windows …

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Hi Guys, first i just want to say hi to everyone as i am a newbee in the forums. i found this site when i did a google search on a problem with an older computer i have. as i looked over the site i knew that i had to …

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Hello, I came across a strange problem which never existed in the last 4 years on my computer. "System: Dell 600m, Windows XP, 512MB RAM, Intel Pro Wireless, Intel Celeron processor, AntiVir AV software (free edition)" My computer all of a sudden started showing blue screen a couple times but …

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C;/wiindows/system32/autoexec.nt. Can anyone help with this message please? I do not have the XP disc.

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Hi Guys, I am in very serious problem so please help me out I have [B]Windows XP SP3[/B] and I am using internet through my Cell Phone with the help of my sim card i was using internet from my cell phone from long time ago but from 2 - …

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i am trying to reformat my hard drive on a dell dimension 8400. i am using the xp disk that came with the system and get as far as the prompt to install windows and then the message at the bottom says examiing 152587 mb disk 0 at id 0 …

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hi what format is best for back up of media files mainly dvd without loss of picture or sound quality is there any way to shrink files without any major loss currently storing them all as iso files and playback via kantaris media player

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Hi all, I recently got a new HP mini, that came with about 112GB disk space but now it seems to be used up and I can't see the file. It is XP home operating system. The space used, seems to be in my documents but when I explore there …

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