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Hi everyone: There are certain sites I go to and at the end you have to enter a code in words given or numbers and I can't see the image. I have Windows Vista. It doesn't happen in all sites but some of them for example Trafficera, InetGiant. What can …

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Vista users have you already installed windows malicious software removal tool? How about the microsoft silverlight which is optional? what does this do?

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Hi, I hope someone can help me. I urgently need to find out why my problem is occurring. I am trying to install SQL Server 2005 with the additional features from the microsoft website but it keeps telling me it cannot find IIS (which I need in order to install …

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This score can be found on the performance and reliability monitor in vista, and clicking on reliability. The score ranges from 1 to 10. What is yours, and if possible, use snipping tool to prove your score.

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i want to edit the brightness of my video wmv file in windows media player. there is in the setting the brightness menu however the SAVE function is disabled. is it possible to activate the SAVE function?

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Hi all, I hope someone can help. I've been all over the net trying to find a fix for this. At random times (usually in the evening to early morning) both my processors (Dell Inspiron E1505 core 2 duo) will max out at 100% usage (noticed with a sidebar gadget). …

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My computer randomly shuts down, its like someone unplugged, but my monitor, speakers, printer, external hard drive right next to the computer remain on when the computer shuts down...and it doesnt go through the normal shut down process, it just switches off...than when i turn it back on it says …

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Ok. Whenever I try to play a new game on Star Wars Republic Commando, it finishes loading and crashes. All it shows me is "SWRepublicCommando.exe has stopped working" Yes I have the wonderful thing called Vista and can't get out of it. I am also using a no-cd crack cause …

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[Moderators, apologies if this is not the category my question falls under, please move it to the approp. category, Thanks] Hi, I have developed a VSTO SE Outlook 2007 add-in with Visual Studio 2005. I used the default setup project to create the setup files. Upon installation, the Add-in works …

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I have been using Vista for about 3 months and like it. But everyone I speak to hates Vista and have had problems with it. I havent had any hassles , maybe I have just been lucky. Just wondering if there is anyone who likes Vista, or am I the …

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Forget it. [url]http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39452527,00.htm[/url] "three years from general availability of Windows Vista" Or 18 months after SP1. Or what, 2 weeks after SP3 and the deluge of daily fixes has slowed to a trickle. Oh well, never mind, time to buy some new hardware and ride this brand new pony from …

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Those of you running vista know what I'm talking about. Mine is currently 3.6 but that is because my video card doesn't have drivers, I expect it to goto at least 5.6 once I get those installed (as that is the next lowest number on the page) :cheesy:

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i have a problem! somehow i opened all my programs as torrent files. i deleted the torrent program, but the programs are in unknown application and don't work. i can't install new programs, cause they don't open. - mozzila firefox everything comes in the same unknown application... i am just …

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Hi, everybody!!! Simple question: My friend just bought a new laptop "Toshiba" anyway she forgot the password to it. Note: not the user password. & given it's a laptop she can't just open the case and solve her problem what can she do ?Please help!!!! "If at first you do …

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I have recently installed a new hard drive. I have Windows Vista Home Premium [COLOR="Red"]UPGRADE[/COLOR]. The install went fairly well, as I did have Vista on the previous drive that died, with one exception. If I try to open desktop from the desk icon, I get an error message that …

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My girlfriend has a laptop with Vista. When listening to a live audio broadcast, there is too much echo. How can that be adjusted. She contacted the broadcasters, they said there is no echo transmitted. Thanks, Steve

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Wow, so I went to defrag, becuase I just deleted a bunch of old files and programs that I wasn't using, and decided to throw open the disk cleanup wizard... I never used it on Vista, and saw this in there.... [url]http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj48/Helltech/asd.jpg[/url] 60 Gigs!?!? Wow, thats a lot of room. …

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I have been finding more and more that Dvd Shrink is not able to encode or even analyse certain DVD's. The DATA ERROR(CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECK) is appearing all too often. I am assuming that it is the manufacturers catching up with this type of software and finding new ways to …

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Recently my Mozilla browser started redirecting me to random websites whenever I would click on a link on a search engine. If I simply paste the link in the address bar everything is fine, but if I click the link given , I am sent to random sites. I ran …

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Hello. I am trying to run an ASP.NET application locally on a laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium. I downloaded IIS 7.0 and when I try to put in [url]http://localhost/[/url] into my browser, I get a compilation error. We have done this successfully on Windows XP, but cannot get it …

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Hello, this is my first time using this website, so here it goes. Now, a while back I decided I didn't like my current anti-virus, and so I was looking for a new one. I finally came across Windows Anti-virus 2008. I made sure I checked info on it first, …

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ok, lets start introducing my setup, i have 4 computers linked to a linksys wrt54G router(latest firmware) 1. win xp destop linkto the router with wired connection - [B]internet works[/B] 2. win xp laptop with wifi -[B] internet works[/B] 3. win vista laptop with a Dell wireless-G card - [B]internet …

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i have a belkin wireless G desktop card in my new pcspecialist computer and it has a real problem connecting to our BT voyager 2110-21 router, it only works when ti is very close otherwise it is local only, does anyone know if i can change settings to make it …

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Hi there, I am currently working on project for my school. It is supposed to be a JSP web application that should read data from databases and my instructor told me that it would be fine to implement RRDTool for graphs. I use NetBeans IDE and found 2 things related …

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I would say i'm decent at data recovery. I have recovered off many hard drives, SD cards and the likes. Sometimes with 100% recovery and other times with much lower varying results. I have Several bad 500 gb SATA Drives. 2 seagates (is the maxtor trend still there) and a …

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In Windows Vista, for months, I've been wrestling with the Windows Update function. Out of the blue it just stop working. It gives me an error code that I've not been able to find out what it means. I don't have the exact code on hand but it reads something …

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Windows explorer ha stopped working. Have done two system restores but to no avail. I'm using Vista. Any ideas please

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Hi, New to this site so hope someone can assist. I have the following error: This device cannot start. (Code 10) Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available. running Vista HomeBasic on compaq presario C700 notebook …

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Hey. I'm planning on buying a desktop, but I'm a little confused as to the difference between 32-bit Vista and 64-bit Vista, and exactly what those differences entail. Now, I think the technical difference is the size of the memory bus. Well, if I'm right, I'm not exactly sure what …

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in VC++ 2005 I tried to create directory using CreateDirectory(_T("c:\program files\Testing")) But it is not created in c:\program files\ it is created in loged in Users appdata folder how can i overide this senario in vista (windows folder and System directory) please give any link or information

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Trying to fix my friends computer thought I would be done in an hour or so but I ran into a retarded problem when trying to boot from the windows cd. Here is some information I know off the top of my head. If you have any input please let …

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I have wasted two days on a problem and none of the call-in technical support lines seems to be able to help me. I have a SONY VAIO laptop computer loaded with Vista. A couple of days ago, after doing some disk and desktop cleanup tasks, my cursor stopped working …

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hello coders, I am facing problem to filing my programm. it opens the intended file but problem is it is not saving any datas. I want to see the results in notepad or word. I am using windows vista and my soft is dev C++. I dont want to use …

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WinVistaClub, in association with Windows Vista Magazine, is organising a contest to recognise some of the Best Windows Vista Blogs and Websites. If you run a blog or a website, which primarily focuses on Windows Vista you can submit your blog and participate. It could focus on Tips, Tutorials, Support, …

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I don't know if this is the right place, but my question is multi tier and I apologize in advance if this doesn't belong here. Anyway, I am looking at buying a new laptop for college. I am going to be studying Computer Science so I need something at least …

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Hi All, I wonder if anyone can help me at all. I am not technically minded when it comes to computers so your help would be much appreciated. I recently bought a tower off ebay which was listed as working and had XP installed. When using the tower I noted …

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I was told that Vista is less prone to internet virus compare to Windows. Any experiences that will correct me? I'm using vista for 2 months now, and I'm doing ok... and i still hope so in the future... thanks

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I got my [U]usb u8000 tv tuner[/U] and i realised that powercinema doesn't find any station on Windows xp(both 32 and 64 bit).I searched a bit and found out that others have the same problem too. On the other hand in vista works great...Anyway if its not a driver issue …

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I have a laptop (Sony Vaio) running Vista, which has recently received a sharp tap (with fingertips) to the surface, just in front of the touchpad. It immediately froze and now, on start up, it displays ‘Windows Error Recovery Screen’, which then loads ‘Start-up Repair’, which runs for quite some …

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My pc is keeps playing random sound effects such as camera shutter sound or a drum beat etc etc. ive installed norton 2007 and it says im infected with w32.dss.trojan! i have no idea how to get rid of this.. but from what ive read this is a nasty one …

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My laptop with Vista has just gone nuts. It will not boot except in safe mode. When trying to boot in normal mode, it will not finish the boot and when I try to execute an action with a mouse click the screen will dim(actually turn a soft white). I …

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Hi guys, It sounds common as muck but I'm really stuck on this problem and have been for weeks, despite having been on the phone to Netgear for hours. I have a home network running 3 computers off a Netgear DG834GT ASDL Modem Router. I have one wired PC (running …

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I'm not new to the world of computers, but I am new to a lot of problemes with windows vista. With my bitdefender, I learned that I have a trojan.qhost.akr trojan, and I tired finding a solution on the web, but was unable to follow up on the instructions since …

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Hello everyone, My main computer is a windows XP.I don't know much, if anything other than a few basic things,I do Interior Designer/Decorating work,not anything computer related. When I am running this computer, the start menu will pop up out of the blue and windows related to start and shut …

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Can someone help? Trend Micro PC-cillin is giving me messages that I've attempted to open dangerous Web sites, although I haven't tried to go to those sites. They include codecservice1.com and us01.xmlsearch.findwh. My HijackThis log is: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:22:51 AM, on 7/18/2008 Platform: …

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I need help describing my problem. What is the name of the screen that you see with the various users listed as Vista Boots? I need to know that because whatever the name of that screen is, it is the last screen I see, for about 5 or 10 seconds, …

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I keep trying to download and install sp 1 for vista. My system says everything is ready and I down load it. Then the trouble begins. First It would install part 1 but then would crash and I would have to reboot with install disk. ( tried 3 times) So …

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