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Hi Group Memebers, I have a got a Desktop and a Laptop connected through a Linksys Router. Both the systems have WINDOWS Vista installed. I would like to share a Folder and all the files contained in it . I request you all to kindly guide me through the complete …

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I'm getting the Invalid Boot.ini booting from c:\windows\ But I just installed Windows 7 My disc offers no Repair console and there's no boot.ini on the drive (yes I've unhidden files) What is the correct format for a boot.ini in Windows 7 Thanx

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Hi all, Today I restarted my computer and all of the icons from my destop changed! They look very unfamiliar, with a red/blue/purple bull-type icon sitting on top of my regular icon. See link: [url]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh99/jabberinjohnsons/Craigs%20List/StrangeIcons.jpg[/url] Has anyone seen this before? Also, I had at one time opened my "documents" and …

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put 2007 windows in disc tray then problems started miniport adapter tun 2 has been disabled sonic dla does not respond. now cannot open cd tray......... also i dont understand the language. thanks steve.

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Hi all :) First of all, sorry for my bad english :) Actually I'm creating a little program that should replace Vista's welcome center (that one that shows the system info's, microsoft's related links, etc..). So far I've made the "header" part of the form (see attached image) and now …

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What does this error from a blue screen mean ?? Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL If this is your first time (some useless text)......... Technical information *** stop: 0×000000D1 (0×FFFFFA7, F888FFDC8,0×0000000000000002, 0×0000000000000001, 0×FFFFF8800480B077) ***dxgmmsi.sts.address FFFF8800480B077 base at FFFF88004800000, Datestamp 490092102

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This is sort of a continuation of this thread: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread221897.html[/url] The problem is similar, with a slight difference. Whenever I turn on my laptop, instead of the visuals going BLANK, the visuals DONT COME ON. Again, I've no idea if this is software of hardware related. I've just recently installed …

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Hey, Okay my mums laptop is a pile of junk and she has managed to break it even more then it already is. She is a windows live messenger obsessive so she really can't live without it. After updating Java it has signed in then crashed. I have checked the …

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Hi everyone. Long time has not been here. Actualy went overseas and did not have access to internet. Bellow is my HT of my laptop who suddenly start to work very slow. Start uo take more than 2 minutes to open Desktop, as well as shuting down of cimputer. Also, …

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(Originally posted in XP forum, advised to try this forums) I have a ACER laptop and it has vista on it and from day one (2 years ago) it has been giving me problems. The most recent is that all of a sudden I can not access my documents. I …

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I can't seem to open any games on Pogo anymore. I get an error message that iexplore.exe is not functioning. I've read several of the threads on this "iexplore.exe" problems and have run my Malware scans that come up empty. Also ran Avast! and found nothing. What am I doing …

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When I click System - Remote, only Remote Assistance appears. I don't see Remote desktop (as you can see in the attachment). Please give me an explanation.

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Hi to the Daniweb community, I'm new to this aspect of computing but have been around for quite a long time. Have had computers as a hobby for about 25yrs, building them etc. Was a mainframe programmer in COBOL, and also PC's with VB. Now retired but still want to …

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Good news everyone! [URL="http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Acronis-True-Image-Home.shtml"]True Image by Acronis[/URL] is now compatible with Windows 7! Have anyone already tried to use it or any other backup software whith win7?

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Well, I have two computers using a linksys connection, with that connected to a 2wire internet gateway. Anyways, yesterday when I tried my other computer, I noticed the internet was working. I looked at the linksys thing, and noticed that the number which the cable was connected to for that …

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As the title says, I cant login to my msn (code 80072efd), I cant access to download.live.com website, I cannot update from windows update(80072efd). It started to happen today when I open my computer. Restored back to yesterday but It didnt worked :( Also I cant access to some of …

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There ain't no such thing as a free Windows 7 upgrade. At least that's what it is starting to look like for the majority of people, despite the 'free upgrade' vouchers that are being handed out with new computers as part of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option scheme. A scheme …

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I just found an old computer in my closet and i need help uninstalling Windows ME so i can instal linux

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The Microsoft Windows embedded product portfolio has just been given a hefty push into the limelight with the official release of Windows 7 technologies over to what Microsoft refers to as manufacturers of specialized devices. During an industry address at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston yesterday, Microsoft announced the …

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It seems that Microsoft is now so threatened by Google that they have allegedly hired a high powered Washington lobbying firm to smear Google to government regulators. What's so interesting isn't that this approach is so petty and childish--although it is that--it's that Microsoft, rather than relying on the quality …

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Hi Guys! Just wanted to check something with whoever can tell me, I want to install vista HP on a new 1.5TB harddrive which i plan to purchase, However, I wasnt entirely sure if it is possible or not to install it using the entire harddrive, and not have to …

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when i try to download flashplayer error message "adobe does not support flashplayer on 64 bit browser" said you can run 64 bit brower on 32 bit browser but do not know how to do that. can anyone help me. limits many videos that i need to look at.

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I have an Acer Travelmate C300 tablet PC that is about 5 years old. I've had a couple different batteries for it and in December of last year, the A/C adapter on it went bad. I believe it would go off and on with the power supply. So, as hard …

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Hi I have a new computer, and I have put Windows 7 rc on it, but I want to get rid of any unneccesary start up programs. Here is a start up log from my HJK . Can you help with advising what and how to remove stuff. StartupList report, …

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Hi i am running Windows Vista Home Premium on my HP laptop, and i noticed that i have two program file folder one normal one and one with (x86) after it. I have a theory that it might be because i have a 64 bit processor but i am not …

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I am having problems with my compac laptop. It wont boot so i put in win xp cd and went to recovery console. I then ran chkdsk but i get this message. specified drive is not valid or no disk in drive. Any help from anyone would be grae. thanks

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I have tried: at\\14:55 /interactive | cmd /c echo msgbox"test">a.vbs&a.vbs&del a.vbs But that just returns an error that says "The system cannot find the path specified." Could I please get an example, not the generic one from the help list, but one that someone has physically tried? And could i …

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Hello, I have a Vista laptop which is 2 years old. It's never gone through any extremely serious problems where I've had to reformat everything, but this week, it started to act weird. Occasionally, my laptop screen would blank when it turns on. It's black like the blank screensaver, but …

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a compaq presario cq60 was given to me a couple months ago; nothing fancy. its had some hiccups, but welcome to vista, right? what seems to be a recurring theme with it, however, is freezing when i close a program. generally the only one i end via process is firefox …

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Hi I'm going to buy Windows 7 since my friend told me that it is giving better performance than Windows XP and Vista. Do we have a member who has already made some experiments with same hardware? Thisara

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What is your vista boot up time (from the start of the moving green bar, until the desktop is usable)?

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yesterday i downloaded a game and it had viruses in it. Suddenly my system failed and it shutdown.I tried opening vista, but a black screen appeared and i waited but did not open.I tried starting in safe mode and it worked.How to open vista in normal mode?

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I am running Windows Vista Home Premium on a Hewlett Packard Pavilion dv6 notebook. The notebook has installed on it an HP program named "HP total care advisor" which used to load OK on start up but will now not load. An error message now appears on start up "Object …

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After installing the updates for windows vista, I can't download any files from the internet like a microsoft document attached to my e-mail, a pdf file and online games from the internet.Eventhough the download runs as normal and saved to a specific location, the file is not completely downloaded and …

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Hi there, I need some ideas to fix this issue where the notebook is promptimg the error msg. "Stack Overflow at line 0" on IE7... Any ideas... please share...:?:

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Hi, I have a VB6.0 application, which is functioning in windows XP operating system, And I’m going to use the application in Windows 7 operating system. In this application I am using the following OCX controls, • Keysta32.ocx • Grid32.ocx • Threed32.ocx • Mschart.ocx The "Support Statement for Visual Basic …

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hello, i've installed windows 7 professional in my laptop and installed vmware server 1.0.5 with linux as guest os... i can see the usb there in the guest os but there's no checkbox so i cannot connect the usb... pls.. help me... thanks... ivs..

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Does anyone have any recommendations for a Explorer for Windows to replace the explorer that comes with Windows ?

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On Windows xp there was an update or macro of somekind that allowed you to print the files in a directory or folder. "file" dropdown, hit print director, and it provided a basic listing of your files in that director. Nothing like that apparently exists in Microsofts downloads for Vista. …

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I've found a nice visual walkthrough for Vista installation [url=http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/ericc/archive/2006/09/03/Visual_Walkthrough_of_Vista_RC1_Setup.aspx]here[/url]. Additionally, post any tips for Vista installation here. Thanks.

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[B][COLOR="Red"]Important:[/COLOR] [COLOR="Green"]Please read the whole question before answering.[/COLOR][/B] I would appreciate it if someone can guide me to the new MS APIs necessary for modifying/controlling the Windows 7 Action Center. What I need to do is integrate the Backup notification messages in my application which is a backup application in …

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I am not a computer wizz but have had a lot of experience with computers and I really need a little help. I bought a new computer coming up a couple of years ago now and they had loaded Vista on it for me (which, after hearing all the problems …

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Hi there! I have notices a program installed and often running on my Computer. i have seared all over and only been able to asertain that it is some web serever program. i would really like to get rid of it if it is safe to. could someone just please …

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I installe win 7 ultimate on my Dell Vostro ovsr prior Vista. I can see otheer computrs including 2003 File r. i cannot id workgroup an have no access to internet? Any thoughts or Technet resources welcomed.

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Hey Well I never really had any problems with windows update before. I have Windows Vista Home Premium running on my computer. It started to stop working when I did a System Restore. Well it will say it is downloading updates, and it will always remain at 0%. There's no …

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I have been experiencing some blue screens over the past few weeks. This is the most recent one i got. STOP:0x000000F7 Ntfs.sys-Address 880421322 based at 88005000 Datestamp 47918a98 Any help regarding the matter will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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hi everyone my gateway laptop crashes whenever i copy a file. it has issues and only opens in safe mode - it stops in the middle of booting in normal mode. i have about 20gb worth of unbacked files there, most of that pictures, and want to get them off …

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I am using a Belkin 7230 wireless router and I have Vista on my laptop. I can only connect with local only access. I have tried uninstalling, re-installing, even got a replacement router on the chance it was a problem with the router. I have excellent signal, I just can't …

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So I know a ridiculously large amount of people complain about their old computers being sluggish and slow, but my computer is only 3 weeks out of the box (a back-to-school sort of deal) and I'm confused. I've been running PowerDefragmenter (about 5 times faster than Windows Defragmenter) and I …

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