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Here are some of the problems and the cause: Cant remember what site after all the time I've spent trying to fix this but I remember clicking ok or I agree to some download that I thought was connected to a codec for a movie site I was watching. That …

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i have about 1500 companys in a text file, and i am just trying to condense all the empty space between each one, and also i just want the fax numbers of each prospect. anybody know of any good find and replace programs

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hello, the windows API GetSystemTime() could return the current time by a SYSTEMTIME struct variable,then the windows API SystemTimeToFileTime could change this struct into the form of 100-nanoseconds that ever passed since since January 1, 1601 (UTC),this number is stored in a FILETIME struct which has a high part and …

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Hi, Recently reformatted my computer, and installed the updated bios from HP, and now my computer won't support dual monitors. I've been all over the net looking for a solution and all I can confirm is that everyone else who's updated their bios is now having the same problem. I've …

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I wake up one morning and my PC is fine. Get back from classes, run AVG, adaware, spybot, and CWshredder to get rid of my hijacked homepage, reinstall WMP because it quit working, and with AVG found a virus called downloader.esepora.k. I reboot and I can't connect to the net …

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hi, today morning when i start my computer i clicked on start button & clicked on all programs but from the all programs all the start programs has been suddenly disapear, & it is showing empty. I could not able to see accesories , & other installed programs. Other wise …

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I have installed windows xp sp3. But I am facing problem with the Cable internet. In sp3 I am unable to surf the cable internet but dial up internet can be run. Help me

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Hello, I have a compaq nx6325 laptop, how can i access the BIOS? i tried f2, f9, f10, f12 but none of them work. F12 will let me chose if i run from CD or HD. F10 loads something up (not the BIOS though because i cant partition a hard …

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I have Windows XP Professional SP3 (32bit) installed on one hard drive. I installed Windows 7 Beta (64bit) on a separate hard drive. Ever since I installed Windows 7, the Windows Installer service does not start on Windows XP. I googled this and attempted to reinstall it; now it's not …

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Hi I just bought the newest version of mcafee VirusScan Plus. whenever I open the security centre I just get a box which is blank inside I have attached a screenshot of what I meen. This has happened ever since I first got it a few days ago. can anyone …

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hi i have one server with windows 2003 operating system. daily i take backup on tapes(digital data storage 4) using windows ntbackup . since two days i am getting error in middle of backup process saying [COLOR="#ff0000"]Backup utility: An inconsistency was encountered on the requested media"[/COLOR] what could be the …

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I have a computer that when it sends an email the subject and from lines are changed to strange characters (ÿ ÿ for example). I tried both Outlook 2000 and Outlook Express with the same issue in both. I have tried the following things: Changing smtp server to gmail. Ran …

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Hello Everybody, First to introduce myself, I am a total beginner to the computer scene. I'm am getting much better, but it can get frustrating. Anyway... my first problem. I like to watch movies on <snip>, but lately the veoh ones quit working. Can anybody help? Could this be a …

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Hello all!! I am new to this forum and I have researched this forum for my problem concerning active desktop recovery issues but....I have one question or problem that is. I am a computer technician at a high school where students are trying to do webpages and they are getting …

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I have been having a problem with my emachines T6520 desktop with Windows XP. The CDROM and DVD+/RW are not being recognized by my pc. I follweed the instructions emachines gave me for deleting upper and lower filters. It didn't change a thing. the drives didn't show, autorun didn't work …

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So after re-installing Windows XP every month for four months due to being contaminated with Viruses & Trojans, I decided to turn off my Pentium 4 and use my Celeron with Windows 2000 as my main Internet PC with the Pentium 4 using Windows XP as the back up. One …

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This topic was presented to the microsoft discussions group. The reply was sufficiently cryptic to make it unusable. Looking for a 123 comprehensible set of steps

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I tried reinstall webshots n it's giving this error message: RegOpenKeyEx The System cannot find the file specified and will not install the software that was prevously running. any ideas?

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Hello, I have two windows 2000 computers I am having trouble connecting to the internet. The first is a dell laptop. It has an ethernet port, but when I plug the cord into it no light turns on and the computer does not pick it up. Also when looking at …

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hey, i have an interesting problem. theres this hp laptop that im working on, a pavilion dv 4000 , the user was having wierd problems with it. wen you turn it on, u hear repetitive beeping, like wen keys are being held down... it boots.. after the boot screen, then …

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I was using a program called simple center on my pc when the screen went black restarted my computer then all of the sudden showed the message error loading operating system and shows that message everytime i restart i also cannot press f8 during start up it does nothing does …

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Pls help with any ideal, l have HP dual core desktop with an XP (service pack 2) operating system and a norton antivirus up to date . The problem is it take About 10 minutes to shut down, wat could be the problem pls help.

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So the thumbnails for all my videos ie. AVI WMV and MPEG are gone! I did try the "regsvr32 shmedia.dll" trick and it's worked in the past, but now nothing seems to be working. Do I have to go into my registry? Or is there another way I can fix …

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Hi all! I've read about BoostSpeed on CNet. It sounds all good and it supports 64bit, but I'm kinda careful about all that optimization software. So, has anyone tried it? I'm particularly interested in the latest version, because it has a new tool to manage Windows services.

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I am having an issue where a shared network drive cannot be accessed by a couple users. I am one of the ones that cannot access it, and I noticed when I checked the properties of my shared drive that it is showing a RAW file system. On another users …

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After insralling xp sp2, I get this message when I try to connect my ipod, "ipodservice module has encountered a problem and needs to close." searching the web, i realized that my device manager is empty. Can you guys help me with this?

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Hi. I'm new to this forum. Please excuse any naivete. I am downloading videos and periodically the display is only jerky images without continuity. Is this a function of my internet speed. It's 4 megs. If not how do I correct the problem? Feedback is much appreciated.

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Hey guys my laptop goes black right after the bios, it doesn't even show xp loading. I was able to recover everything on the HDD. When i put the new hdd in and tried to install xp, xp says the computer doesn't have any hdd. So i'm thinking this is …

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[B]How to enable [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Host_Controller_Interface"]AHCI[/URL] on Intel ICH9 under XP[/B] After some research by MSFN staff, we have a working solution to enable ACHI on the ICH9 with appropriate SATA/NCQ drive(s). For more [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Host_Controller_Interface"]information about AHCI[/URL], we refer to Wikipedia.or offer features not offered by Parallel ATA (PATA) controllers besides higher …

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I'm very new to the computer .so please look over my mistakes. I was looking around on the computer and found something that wanted to check some file. I guess I click ok but this is what I got checking file system on C: then it went to another line …

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Does anyone know of a way to disable auto restart on system failure that does not require being in Windows? I've got a laptop that will not start Windows in ANY mode (including Safe Mode) and a blue screen flashes by so quick I can't even read it. I'm wondering …

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So, trying to help out my ex wife who tried downloading Adobe Air unsucessfully. Now, when she boots up, she gets this pop up window: C\Program files\Common. In it, there resides _helper.dll 4.0.0.0; helper.dll 3.0.1.5; _helper.sig SIG File 65kb and helper.sig SIG File 38KB. It won't allow any Windows functions …

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This seemed like the best place for this question, so if it isn't please let me know. I am looking at buying a new computer and I have narrowed it down to two from Dell. Both are customizable but neither have all the features I want. The Specifications are listed …

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Dear all, I recently installed the Uxtheme Multi-patcher 6.0 patch on my XP Pro SP3 Laptop. Since then I have lost my Administrator privileges to my account. I read, to uninstall the Uxtheme Multi-patcher 6.0 I had to double click it and It would do the job, but there was …

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I bought my laptop with Vista OS installed, after a few months i downgraded to XP (a lot of problems to install SATA drive) then the keyboard went crazy: F10 and F11 keys are always on. I can type correctly only when i hold the Fn (function) key. I also …

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About a week ago I was in the middle of playing a game online having the game open and ventrillo open. Out of nowhere my sound gets all distorted. I wasn't downloading anything it just changed. Now If I try to watch you tube I can hear the music and …

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Good day people, Any Microsoft Outlook experts out here today. My problem started yesterday... I have an HP running Windows XP and last night I was working in the office, not on the computer but in the same room. It was on and online when Windows decided to do an …

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Hello all.. Where is the network certificate kept / stored in Windows XP... i have Windows SP3 Pro.... I hope you get what i mean, if not, i can provide more information. Thanks, Cohen

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I have a MSI neo platinum 4 mb with 2 gig ram tested with memtest, updated all drivers including video and get random bsod errors irql_not_less_or_equal. The computer may go for days than all of a sudden the machin shuts down. I have reloaded windows xp 2 times and the …

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My Problem: Several of my games (typically, but not always, graphically intensive ones), have a duration when moving the mouse that varies from making it very difficult to aim, to having to wait about a second after my mouse moves left to see my character move left on the screen. …

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I have a doubt in my system I installed operating system XP professional2 after installed OS when I installed drivers it shows one popup message like this operating system doesn’t support Drivers so I Installed manually audio, video and LAN driver through browsing Drivers CD My problem is that when …

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Hi guys. I have a big problem. I can't access any resources on the network nor can share my folders because the server service is stopped and I can't make it start. I also can't install any new programs or start messenger or skype. Also when I try to access …

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Hi, Is it ok to shut down the pc having Windows XP home edi midway through updates? I hope when one does so the update that have been downloaded till the shut down is ordered are installed and only the remaining ones are downloaded when it is booted up again. …

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i have a strange problem with IE7, when saving sites to favourites menu i get an error message, ie has generated errors and will be closed. There is no virus in my system, there was no prob with IE 6. Mozilla works fine, but donno where the favourites stored and …

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A friend asked me to reinstall windows for him, so i did, but it appears that neither nForce audio drivers (4.62), neither realtek ac97 drivers work fine (tested old version in manufacturers site and new WDM_A406). Only when i set maximum volume on pc and speakers i can hear some …

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My pc have been constantly attacked by some virus since frequent user of net.Please suggest some method to tackle with it.I'am using AVG for my antivirus.

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In trying to start up in safe mode my computer list a number of file directories and freezes on . . . system 32\drivers\mup.sys Can anyone tell what is wrong and how do I fix it? Thanks

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Hi All, Just thought that I would share a solution to the old userinit.exe problem. So far this has worked twice for me. After windows loads to a blank desktop and you get the userinit.exe error use "ctrl,alt,delete" to get the task manager up. Go to file "run(new task)". Type …

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Hello everyone, i have recently installed a video card, and i wanted to connect my computer to tv so that i may watch the movies i have on my computer on my tv. I told windows to use the 2nd monitor and extend my desktop to that. [B]The only problem …

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Hey guys i was dual booting XP and Vista, then decided to delete the Vista Partition to get rid of it. Boot when i boot my PC the boot record is still giving me the Vista Option. When i click on vista it says it's missing. My question is, how …

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