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Hi all I've just had a mammoth "session" getting Windows XP to install onto an HP DV5-1209ax. And it worked! Yeeha! So the reason for this post is to let you know that it is doable, even though MS and HP have made it very hard to do so. If …

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When I turn on my HP Pavilion laptop the screen is filled with vertical colored lines, then the screen slowly turns white and then it turns black starting from the edges. After two days of this, it booted up with a recovery program and later everything looked fine. Now I'm …

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How to store some strings at the client side for firefox, chrome & IE? This code works on firefox & chrome but does not work on IE - no alert window appears. [CODE] var key = "localorder"; localStorage.setItem(key, 'asc'); alert('localorder ' + localStorage.getItem(key)); [/CODE] This code does not work on …

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Hi, I am unable to burn cd's and dvd's using either nero or roxio because my vista business cant format cd's and dvd. I was able to burn until yesterday when all over a sudden it stopped. I have not installed any new program except kaspersky internet security which i …

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Hi, I am currently using xampp with all the preloaded add ons, such as tomcat, mysql and apache. When i try to connect to the database through my computer with windows xp, it works perfectly fine. But when i changed it to another OS, windows vista. It keeps giving me …

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Hi all, i have installed Photoshop CS4 on Vista 64 bit. But it is installed on 64 bit dan 32 bit version... How to remove it from 32bit version (Program Files X86) ? thanks

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I am developing an auto launch tutorial, but Windows 7 has the slightly annoying prevention of running inf files. Is there away to get around this or am I stuck with it? If there is not away would some one be able to assist me in writing a simple start …

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I want to set up port forwarding, so I need a static IP address. When I type ipconfig /all into the command prompt I do not get the relevant info, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway etc.. Can anyone please help? By the way, I'm no expert!!

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Hello. I have a dell latitude D531 series Laptop and it will not boot up at all. There is a blue screen of death with the message of 'unmountable boot volume'. When I boot into windows repair mode, the operating system is not shown. I cannot boot into safe mode. …

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Can someone please help me with the viruses I have on my comnputer. I have tried to change the permissions on them but nothing works, I cannot delete them or anything. I recently tried to download another anti-spyware and root syste, but it fro\e my computer and went to a …

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Can anyone out there tell me why my Windows Live apps refuse to upgrade? Error message 0X80004004.:@ All of the windows Live apps used to work. Now, all I have left is WXL Mail, which I never use anyway. This has been an ongoing problem for over a year. The …

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Proof-of-concept exploit code for a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting all versions of Windows—including Vista—has been posted on a Russian hacker forum, forcing Microsoft to activate its emergency response process. Mike Reavey, operations manager of the Microsoft Security Response Center, confirmed that the company is “closely monitoring” the public posting, which …

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I was able to get to my task manager and deleted av.exe several times and it finally went away. My friend helped me delete some stuff in the registry but i don't know if it is gone or not. I had Kaspersky Lab AntiVirus 2009 installed and i updated again …

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My computer has been infected by many viruses and spyware to the point of no return and has been partitioned many times. So now I have taken my computer back from my very irresponsible roommate and want to rewrite to zeros and start over. Can someone tell me how to …

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I have a Gateway T-Series notebook that will play sound from the output jack through headphones but will not play from the on-board speakers. Why is this? I've tried updating drivers (SigmaTel High Definition Audio), to rolling back the system to the first system recovery backup, all to no avail. …

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Hi, I'm hoping someone on Daniweb may be able to help me out with this problem I'm having:- Since Thursday, people have not been able to access their work computers from home over a VPN connection. Users can authenticate through the firewall and register on the network (the server gives …

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Hello, I have three Hard disk drives on my laptop. The details: Hard disk C has a total 15 of GB space, Partition D has 268 GB space and E has 181 GB. All the work I do goes only to Hard disc C and space in Hard disc D …

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Hi I am using Vista Home Premium 32bit, last night I had to reformat my hard drive, I got a bad virus, that would not let me download any programs to erase it. I have two drives, 1 is a dvd rw, the other is a cdrom, the dvd says …

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[I]Disclaimer: I did post this in the Windows 7 forum, I hope it doesn't break the rules to post it in both since it falls under both topics. Thanks for your understanding.[/I] Hi, hopefully someone can help me with this, since there seems to be dozens of threads similar to …

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i can use my usb moden in vista but when i plug in my usb modem to my windows7 it can't find any driver, how can i find the driver?...

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it has been just 20 days since i bought my dell inspiron 14.... n when i use the touch pad.. the mouse cursor gets stuck at times... and today... when i switched on the laptop.. i had a problem with logging in... the display got stuck and the music i …

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Hello, Last night all of my files worked fine and I had no issues. This morning, I went to watch a video using windows media player and got an error stating that it couldnt play the video, the picture was there but it had no sound. I tried using VLC …

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When a shortcut was added to the Desktop on XP it was placed at the end of list on the screen. Now, on Windows7, when a new shortcut is added it gets put immediately below the Computer icon at top left. Is this a Vista/W7 thing? I've tried changing the …

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Hi all, I think this is a pretty minor problem, considering that I bought my laptop only a few days ago and haven't really downloaded a lot (only programs that I trust) or visited many websites. Basically, everytime I run Spyware Terminator, it tells me that there is a critical …

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My problem is that..... whenever i try to run a graphics program in c on windows vista,it does not since it is not supporting fullscreen mode. please tell how could i run graphics pro do i need visual c???

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I cant restore my Nec versa laptop from windows 7 using my recovery disc..I dont why...maybe u guys might help me ...tnx...

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I have a simple online credit application where customers put in their credit related data, i.e. Name, Address, SS #, Birthday, etc. I have to use another program to pull credit that requires me to input all that info. So currently I get my online app screen up and have …

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Hi. I have an Acer Aspire 4920G laptop which fully supports Vista and 7. So I install Windows 7 without any problem. I can use the aero mode and all the eye candy in Windows 7. But when i play any games like CS, Battle Field, FIFA, Winning, etc. i …

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Every so often my desktop and taskbar disappear. I opened the task manager and restart explorer.exe, everything comes back. Then it disappears again and again. Any clues on what could be causing this and what could fix it. Thanks ahead.

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Hold power button until the little blue light that is beside the card reader goes out. That will get you restarting and will work itself out and go away once all updated. Maybe swap DVD drives to install Vista (use YouCam for webcam and QuickPlay for remote control to work)Hope …

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I have to install Visual Studio 6 in XP Mode on Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2008 on Windows 7. Both use SQLServer 2005. Which do I install the SQLServer 2005, on the Windows 7 or XP Mode or do I need to do two installs?

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Yesterday was Microsoft's big day. Windows 7 was released. Did you go buy your copy already? Are you waiting? Whether you have or haven't doesn't really matter but I'm going to give you my five reasons why you [B]should[/B] switch to Windows 7 and five more why you [B]shouldn't[/B]. Both …

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Hi, I posted about the problems I'm having in another section here because I don't think it's a spyware/virus issue... but I could be wrong! : [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread262826.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread262826.html[/URL] Basically my pc is running VERY slowly (even in safe mode) and stalls every few minutes. Sometimes when it stalls it's for 10 …

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Hi, I just found this installation helper (it might have been around for a while but I have not heard of it) and thought others might enjoy. I haven't tried it yet, but it should save a lot of work with re-installations and new or clean installations. After you have …

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my wife's just tried to log onto her computer (windows vista)... and it said: "the user profile service failed the logon, user profile cannot be loaded." any ideas?? yes, the password is correct. there's alot of important documents on there... i know i can probably retrieve the documents from the …

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Hi, I have never used aero theme, so I like it on my W7 :) The best thing that I like on W7 is computer speed. On XP my computer was slow(Don't knw why).

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Just wanted to have an idea what people prefer for their systems. Whether they leave their systems running all the time or they want to turn it off using several ways. Please select whatever you prefer to do most of the time.

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Hi! I've posted this on another forum but didn't solve the problem, so I thought I would try here :) I have an Acer Aspire X1200 with 4 gb ram, Athlon 64 dual core 5000+ 2.6 gh, and am running Vista Home Premium with SP2. I've had it about a …

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Hi guys, I need to know how to get names and sequence numbers for exiting restore points on windows OSs. [URL="http://128.175.24.251/forensics/restorepoints.htm"]http://128.175.24.251/forensics/restorepoints.htm [/URL] Here is explained where I can find the restore points names and sequence numbers on Windows XP , but I'm hoping for an easier way. Also on Windows …

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I'M currently running Vista but am trying to move at least 90% of my computer usage to Linux so I've download Ubuntu. So I burned the ISO to a CD and now I need to know how to install it but give it a separate bigger partition than my Windows. …

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maybe its a dum question but i cant encrypt anything on my win7 home premium my ENCRYPT button is grey meaning i cant press it i don know why i tried everything and my security tab does show up

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Hello, I just purchased Microsoft Vista at Circuit City. When I went to install there was NO DVD and only one half of the product key. Circuit City will not reimburse me, or exchange for something else. Need the software/key legally. I’d like to find a full download and figure …

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Hi: I just got a brand new computer from HP. The HP line is HP Elite m9350f with the following specs: 1. AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core 2.5GHz 2. 6GB RAM 3. Motherboard: Asus M2N78-LA 4. NVIDIA 9800 GT 512MB 5. Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit Edition The computer is only a …

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i recently installed a vista software on my HP laptop,and was browsing.only for me to restart and my system was insisting on product key.please help me.

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Hi All I have a problem. I have been having some problems with my PC so I called technical support and they suggested that I should re install the drivers. I entered the CD with the Vista Drivers, followed the instructions after a while a black screen appears with this: …

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Setup: Sony Vaio laptop (was expensive) Vista Business with SP1 Saga - long and problematic battle with Vista (I am not a fan of this OS) Problem - Windows update isn't working and I can't seem to get it to work. Error code is 80070424 and I think it might …

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hi guys, anyone tried to copy or move a system partition to another partition? any freeware tools recommended to do such job? thanks.

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Hi, I have a problem with a HP Pavilion dv4000 laptop i am using,it shows i have an Internet connection but i can't load any web pages through Mozzila or IE7. The laptop uses a Broadcom 802.11 wireless card and a Realtek RTL8139 NIC and i am running Windows XP. …

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pc runs fine for a while, but the longer it runs, the slower it gets before it eventually locks up. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.3 (BETA) Scan saved at 1:39:09 PM, on 2/19/2010 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18882) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: …

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