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This is my first post, I hope I'm in the right spot. Here is my deal: 1.- Got a hold of an HP Pavilion a642n which was already abandoned by the owner as unfixable and replaced by a new DELL. 2.- Plugged it on and it purred on past the …

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If your pc seems to be running slow after installing vista sp1, don't fret, this is normal. Prior to the update, vista's superfetch feature had built up a host of user specific optimizations that improve performance with the applications you use regularly. During the sp1 installation process however, The superfetch …

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I'm trying to install fedora core 6 as a dual boot with windows vista. I have a proper partition made to install it to, and I (thought I) installed it earlier today to this partition. But I forgot to install GRUB to dual boot, so now I'm trying to repair …

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Hello everyone. My mom recently bought a new HP desktop PC that came with Windows Vista. We are trying to set up a new network to share printers and files. I go through Windows Vista to setup the Network and it saves the settings on a USB flash drive. I …

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Hi all, I connect to the internet through aol and have discovered that my internet explorer won't work, I tried firefox won't work either - can anyone please help me Ps i am running vista

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I have just downloaded the program and am ready to begin my game but all of a sudden a pop up says that It can't find the trial registry serial! I Know that Xp can work on a Vista! my friend has it and I've seen him using it! Can …

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This is what hijack this says [CODE]Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:37:02, on 20/07/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16674) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G PCI Wireless …

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"open with" operations and command line operations are same or different plz tel me.

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I was trying to install Windows XP in my Gateway Notebook Model MA7 with SATA Drive but it comes out with the message Hard disk not found while there is active HDD ditected in the BIOS setup. I have done all I can in the Bios setup but to no …

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Hiya, I am not sure if I am in the right place, I have Vista and also Office 2003. My laptop came with an Office 2007 trial, which has expired. Now everytime I try to use Picture Manager it asks me to convert to 2007. When I cancel it will …

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I'm not too keen on this new over the top 'run as administrator' thing in vista. I know it's for my own protection, to prevent malicious code from altering my system, but it makes batch programming a pain. I'm trying to write a couple scripts, one that will kill windows …

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hey there guys..new member so a big hello to all i have been experiencing this problem for the past two days tht it wod literally not allow me to even transfer files....sometime explorer.exe closes and doesnt come bak on..a few weeks bak i had the vundo trojan and i had …

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i want to keep in my own exe files in "open with" list after making exe in my own application. without choosing "choose default programs' list. can u tel me which registry i have use. thanks

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hey can anybody help me fix the problem, i have Vista Home edition installed, 1GM RAM, when im playing MOHA, lag is there. Plz help me out in fixing the problem

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Hello, this is my first post and I hope asking a question right off the bat is OK. So, I had Vista pre-installed on my new laptop and I thought I might as well install an XP partition on the small partition that came with it. I didn't bother looking …

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11 July 2008 I installed 2 or 3 Windows updates. I have Vista Home Premium 32bit. On restarting the computer Windows will not boot either in Repair or Normal mode. There is a Stop with error messages: 0x0000007B (0x81005BA0, 0xC0000043, 0x00000000, 0x00000000). It is impossible to follow the on-screen advice …

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Dear awesome IT blokes/blokettes, Today a rather curious problem has started occurring on my Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 system; when I right-click on any disc image (be it .ISO, .NRG, etc) there's a brief moment when the mouse cursor changes to an egg timer, and then I get this …

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Hello. sorry, but i am still new to this. have DL'd AVG and ran it. have DL'd Hijackthis and ran to get a log. so far what happens is i try to open control panel and it says windows explorer has stopped running and it looks for a problem then …

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hello, my computer has been running really slowly lately and when i tried to use paint the mouse did funny things (it just randomly cut my picture and stuff), also, a little black window with white code in it pops up from time to time but it opens and closes …

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Any one else faced with this prospect? Yesterday I brought my new quad pro Windows Vista 64 machine home only to find out, it couldn't see any of the other computers on my network. I've been using Windows XP print and file sharing up until now. It would connect all …

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hai friends , i am having windows vista OS , is there any option's for split the , ya while i am playing the video song's as well as i want to work in other options like browse the net by wathiching the songs ... have u got my point …

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What's up guys, my names Alex. 20 y/o from NJ. computer animator/digital artist, and hardware fanatic. After about 2.5 years on a socket 939 Athalon X2 4400+/2 gig DDR400 system, I decided I wanted something a little more up to date, and of course, I was gonna save money to …

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well we have jut got the new wd network share 1 and had to download a program 2 use it, it all started nice until our cpus started to run slow and disconnects from the internet,,,,, we both uninstalled it and lost our wireless network card driver with the program …

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Hello, On a website I found the next source code "sniffer.cpp" [B]Sniffer.cpp[/B] [CODE=C++]/* OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO o HTTP-Sniffer o O www.1plus.se O oOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo INFO: The trick is to use raw packets with SIO_RCVALL */ #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <string> #include <winsock2.h> #include <windows.h> #include <ws2tcpip.h> #include "packet_headers.h" using namespace std; #define …

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I am using VB Express in Vista. How do I get access to the cookies folder? It is marked as hidden and grayed out so I can't change it. I am trying to delete some cookies but it won't let me. My code for deleting is: [CODE] Dim s As …

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Help! For some while my lap-top hard disk has been working overtime and it seems I have a virus / trojen which is affecting Windows Explorer using the Rundll program of Windows Vista. ESET Security also pops up to warn me about Win32/Adware.Agent.NIY application but can't deal with it (access …

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Hello For weeks! i have this problem, when i log in into my account, the IE screen goes blank and the title just flash for example; "http://www.friendster.com" and then "Friendster - Home" and then goes "http://www.friendster.com" again, on and on without stopping, could somebody help, i know one way is …

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I disabled certain start up programs in msconfig. And vista keeps giving me an annoying pop up everytime i switch on my computer saying certain programs have been disabled blah! blah! blah!. How do i make the pop up disappear permanently?

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I am attending Strayer University. for Network Security and IT Management. The course I needed to take had programs involving Python and Raptor which my Vista OS could not or did not want to open. Any suggestions on how to get Vista to cooperate and open them or should I …

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hi all, i am planning to buy a laptop with vista home basic preinstalled. Can i use it to connect to the server in my office? is there any network limitations in Vista home basic? what exactly do u mean by domain join support ?

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Hi all, I live in China and recently purchased an Acer laptop from an authorised seller. Problem was it had a Chinese Vista home premium O.S. installed. So the seller promised to re-install with English version. This turned out to be Vista Home Basic which a couple of days ago …

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Greetings, new entry here - I hope somebody can help me in solving a problem I have posted to MS Technet newsgroup without getting any answer. I have a problem with the display of file names in different languages. I now live in France, but I lived for several years …

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Hi there, I just recently got an e-mail from Rogers saying I have this IRC Bot/Virus. I'm not quite sure as to how it got on the computer. I have 3 computers in my household and I'm not quite sure which one it could be. Two of them are acting …

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Hi, I have been trying to get Real VNC 4 to work with the lovely Vista. I have managed to install it and get it up and running by changing a few settings here and their. However the only way I could get it to run at start up without …

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i am having a problem with my pc.. lately my browsers stopped loading any pages from gmail,hotmail,wikipedia,youtubeand bbc. i tried with different browsers but all the same. i am able to open gmail if i use the basic html view. my pc config is amd athlon x2 dual corre 2.4ghz …

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I recently had a start up problem with my Dell XPS 410 which I purchased in March 2007 and has a 250 GB Samsung SP2504C hard drive. I have partitioned the drive so my data is on one partion and the software on the primary partition. Fact is I started …

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Hi friends, My laptop support only vista operating system. Can I change this into windows xp? And the other question is when I connect my laptop to internet it automatically begin updating windows, How can I disable this updating? 10qs! Sign with LOVE!!

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Hi, I have bought [U]Programming Windows Fifth Edition[/U] by Charles Petzold. I was wondering if there are any differences between the Win32 API talked about in this book and the one that applies to Vista or anything newer than Windows 2000. Also, my book didn't come with the CD (I …

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I recently had a start up problem with my Dell XPS 410 which I purchased in March 2007 and has a 250 GB Samsung SP2504C hard drive. I have partitioned the drive so my data is on one partion and the software on the primary partition. Fact is I started …

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i have a window vista installed on my system.is it possible to run linux on my system without formatting.i still want to have current documents.my mial is [email]bodingaboyiga@yahoo.com.than[/email]ks for helping.

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Hello, This is my first post on DaniWeb. I need Help with Bootcamp. I want to Run Windows Vista On my Macbook and Dual boot Osx tiger with it. I rolled back my clock on my computer so that I could run and install bootcamp. My problem is that whenever …

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Today is the third time in three weeks that I am having to reset the modem and set up the internet for my friend again. I have never had this problem with any other Windows OS system... (Including 95) Is this a normal thing for Windows Vista? Or is something …

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In my case I'm try to host some Warcraft 3 games for my friends but to no avail.... I was wondering is there any way to bypass all the extra security from vista? I came across this site which mentions editing host files but I don't really have a clear …

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I want to thank everyone who helps me ahead of time. So, thanks! A couple days ago, I d/l something and I think it had some type of virus, which makes my internet lag and freeze up every 2 minutes. I have Windows Vista and my virus protection is Kaspersky …

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Im looking to get a microsoft office package for a new PC that I have brought. Would Vista be the best one to get or does any one recommend something better? I have heard mixed reviews on vista.

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Hello, Any help on this is greatly appreciated. Basically, I'm running Vista and have two external hard drives, a 500gb Western Digital, and a 2tb Lacie which I just purchased. I use both at the moment, but I'm beginning the process of transferring my files bit by bit from the …

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I recently sent in my laptop to HP to replace the battery. When I finally got it back after about 3 months, my antivirus subscription had finished. Now, it seems like I have a trojan or virus on my computer. A program called "Auto-Protect Results" (I think it's part of …

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i am unable to access the items in my control panel such as add/remove programs etc. please help! there seems to be some sort of trojan at work. here is my hijackthis log and my combofix log. i'm not massively technical so basic instructions would be much appreciated. many thanks, …

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Okay, after booting up my vista based notebook, it runs like an angel. Only problem, it takes 65 seconds to boot up, from the older 45 seconds. I performed every single tweak i could get my hands on. about 55 to 60 of those seconds are spent on the vista …

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