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Hey everyone, You just set up a brand new Windows PC or did a clean install… now comes the fun part: installing your go-to apps! 👉 What’s the very first app you install — and why? It could be: Your favorite browser (Chrome, Firefox, Brave?) A trusted antivirus or security …

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Hi Guys, Before selling my laptop, I want to securely wipe all data so it can’t be recovered. Deleting files or formatting the drive isn’t enough for security. I’ve read that SysTools Data Wipe Software can erase data permanently, but I’m open to other recommendations. What’s the best way to …

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[Error facing during connection in ADF pipeline] I am facing issue while connecting Azure Hive db with Azure data factory.

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As software development becomes more complex and fast-paced, test automation has become a crucial part of the development process. Automated testing can help software teams save time, reduce costs, and improve the overall quality of the product. However, not all tests are suitable for automation, and deciding which tests to …

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So I got this laptop from a friend Awhile back have never been able to bypass the admin and recently found out she got it from her old collage but I have no way to contact them to get the collage name or password. Is the a way around this?

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I have a Microsoft Wireless Mouse and Keyboard set, it's a Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0. Both the mouse and keyboard had worked fine until last night when the mouse suddenly just stopped working, and I restarted the PC and the mouse just sits in the middle of the screen …

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I need help my wife's desktop is not working every since her stepdad bought it for her few months ago. From start up the monitor starts off fine but with chinese language and the from the boot up it doesn't load nor key want to work in the selections. All …

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VB6 app developed on Win XP with DAO 3.6. Compiles and runs in XP with the db updating correctly. When app.exe file is copied to and run in Windows server 2012, the app runs and sees the incoming data but will not write to the mdb database. Any ideas?? Thanks.

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Hello guys please I need help my computer is blincking a red light each time I boot it. It would on but suddenly it would turn off in the middle of the boot pls I need help pls

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Hello everybody I am new here and hope to find an answer to my computer problem. I am Dutch, live in Germany and work with compuers for quite a while (home and work) I have a big problem with my USB keyboerd that stopped working after a restart some days …

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Greetings everyone, I've been away from this forum for a long time, must be more than 10 years since my last post. That's how long I've been pretty much trouble free, as far as the Internet and data safety was concerned. Back then I was experimenting all too often with …

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I would like to inform the people here on this site (Daniwebs) community know that my account here with Daniweb was not only accessed and found to have been accessed on the Darkweb, it was hacked. I have yet figured out exactly what they were using my account for, or …

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I've been writing about various security risks in the health sector for many years now. Usually my articles cover patient privacy, data protection and health provider network insecurity issues. Occasionally, they spill over into darker territory where the cyber risk morphs into a very real one as far as the …

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Hi all I am trying to write a batch file which would recursively delete folders with a specific name inside a tree. i am just not able to do that. Please help me. thanks for your help in advance

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[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Use the On-Screen Keyboard[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]An on-screen keyboard is built into Windows XP. It can be useful if you have mobility impairments, if you are using a tablet PC, or if your keyboard breaks down unexpectedly. …

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Hi, I am having a stupid problem that is really making my life hard. Me and my team are trying to release a Computer game tonight and my computer holds allthe source code!! Anyways here's the situation I had Windows XP Home Edition for like a year, and today of …

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Hi I have a problem with my windows xp pc sp3 after it finishes loading windows xp screen just as it's about to load login screen pc constantly restarts itself I did have cpu cooling issues so bought new cooler and rear fan also put new thermal paste in 10 …

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Here is the order of what happened. Some of it seems weird: 1. I downloaded a web page with Firefox Save Page As. The site should be trustwoirthy (a local newspaper). 2. I edited the HTML file with Notepad to remove everything (ads, scripts, etc) from the page except the …

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It's been over a year now since XP has died and i'm feeling guilty about it. I am very lucky to still have my 3 copies which are in the original cases with unused product keys, so I decided to install it on a desktop that i've been given from …

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Here is the solution I found: [url=http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html] Removal Tool[/url] Viri and those who create them pee me right off :evil:

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Is there a way to prepare 80GB HDD (SATA) in such way, that it boots from ISO on itself? I'm delivering this to an old grandpa who doesn't know a lot about software (he's electrical genius though). I will create steps on how to get through installation. But I need …

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My computer was infected and the damage was almost completely removed. The only problem that persists is that my local profile on **Windows XP** is corrupted. When I try to log on, I get the following message: > Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with …

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Hi guys, Vin here. I just like to ask if it is possible to dual boot two different operating system with different architecture(64 bit/32 bit)? My current os is windows 7 hp 64bit and I would like to dual boot it with windows xp 32 bit.... Here's my computer specs: …

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I would like to ask for help on this problem that I've tried to troubleshoot, but have had no success at. The print spooler on a windows XP Home Edition SP3 machine is refusing to start. Previous to this problem, 5 or 6 printers had been configured and working for …

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HI guys, I have to reinstall windows XP onto my samsung nc10 laptop because I want to sell it, but alas, I've just realized that the label at the bottom has faded out completely so I don't have a window key anymore. The thing is the lappy, when I bought …

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Hello Anyone knows how I can get and install MediaCenter on a Windows XP SP3 machine? I've seen some versions of the OS itself, like Windows XP Media Center Edition etc, but since I already have a licensed version of Windows, is it possible just to get the Media Center …

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[URL="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/poll/index.cfm?action=showresults&pid=3228421"]A new poll into Operating System popularity by a British computer magazine[/URL] has revealed that an incredible 37 percent of respondents are still using Windows XP. That's more than Windows 7 which managed to woo 30 percent of the folk taking part, and Vista could only garner a pretty poor …

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Hi Having a problem with window XP sp2 When i try to open a file e.g (text file) windows XP takes about 30 seconds to opening the file. Also if i try to right click on any file the contents menu also take about 30 second to appear. The problem …

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I'm an XP lover and while I have moved on to Windows 7, my Windows 7 machines are configured to look like the XP Classic interface as much as possible. I'm pretty happy with these machines for now... I know that there is another popular DaniWeb article concerning why XP …

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Hi , my computer was running slow , acting weird , getting pop ups , etc . I ran an anti spy , malwarebytes , & my virus scan ... Overkill yes but thecomputer is now clean . Problem is I not only lost the viruses / spyware , I …

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I have a Tecra 8100 laptop. I've just upgraded its Toshiba DVD-ROM (SD-C2402) drive to CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive (Toshiba model: SD-R2102). Now I get "IDE #1 Error" anytime computer boots up. And, it won't boot from a CD. It is working fine from Windows (XP) after it's re-seated. Is anyway to …

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Windows is, according to just about any security expert you ask, the operating system most vulnerable to attack. Unless the security expert happens to be from Microsoft, that is. So it was quite refreshing to see Microsoft admitting to a spike in attacks on Windows this week. [attach]15849[/attach]According to [URL="http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2010/07/13/update-on-the-windows-help-and-support-center-vulnerability-cve-2010-1885.aspx"]a …

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Our dear Windows XP died some time, there's quite an amount of applications that don't work on it anymore. That's because it is Windows NT 5.2, many relying libraries are not supported anymore, et cetera. But now, I'm wondering, what will happen with Windows 7? So far, it's the best …

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Anyone please, help my acer aspire one stuck at window xp logo loading. I try everthing in F8 button, it didn't work, even in safe mode stuck at 'window starting up'. Please anyone, help me, i don't want waste my money to fix this (T-T)

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I used to be an IE8 user and refused to use IE9 or above due to how when there was a conflict with certain cases, it would allow that case. Chrome sucks and I'm never using it again... I hear it actually has security now, but I'm not chancing it …

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I hope I'm posting this on the right forum :S Before I describe the problem, I would like to say I am in no way "computer smart." I was stumped when given the option for safe mode and etc. If possible, go for a understandable response. So, after having my …

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[QUOTE=corduroy] I've followed Symantec's removal instructions ([url]http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.colfusion.html[/url]) but there are always at least 5 dlls which Norton (or the other apps I've tried) cannot remove. Also, I always get winsock.scr and dxsetu.exe errors at startup, followed by "Exception EInOut Error in module dxsetu.exe at 000056F2 I/O error 32". ope1C3.exe and …

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Hey I am using windows xp sp2. The problem is that sometimes my computer gives a blue screen error and I wrote down the error ... was PFN_LIST_CORRUPT Error : 0x00000004E I wonder what the problem should be? It occurs randomly from time to time .. I cant guess its …

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I'm hoping someone can help. I think the other day I deleted something, maybe Roxio? that said it was rarely used. Apparently it must have taken out a driver because my computer crashed and I have tried and tried to get it up and running. It seems that sometimes I …

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According to research commissioned by security vendor [Bit9 + Carbon Black](https://www.bit9.com/solutions/carbon-black/), nearly half (49%) of the organisations questioned admitted they simply didn't know if their businesses had been compromised or not. This uncertainty regarding cyber-attack detection ability comes in stark contrast to the 32% who confirmed they had been attacked …

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So, Microsoft and iSIGHT uncovered another 0-day vulnerability; this time impacting all supported versions of Microsoft Windows and Windows Server 2008 and 2012. iSIGHT [has detailed](http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/) in the wild exploits of the vulnerability, and points the finger of suspicion at state-sponsored Russian interests. The Dallas-based cybersecurity outfit explained that the …

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Microsoft will stop releasing security updates, hotfixes and other updates for Windows XP SP2 on July 13th 2010. No biggie, you might think, after all Windows XP SP3 was released way back in April 2008 and since then we've had both Vista (perhaps best forgotten) and the much more palatable …

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More often than not I'll be writing about the security problems facing Windows XP users, such as when I recently reported how a large number of enterprises are still running XP SP2 machines which will shortly [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story287954.html"]stop being supported by Microsoft[/URL] in terms of security updates, hotfixes and the like. …

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Windows ViSTA - HP Pavilon Entertainement PC (Under windows XP and 2002 IBM PC, no problem) The problem is I get error 3170 and error 3051 when I define a workspace as I show in the code tested I need a solution I will appreciate very much.

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I am trying a long distance help session with a friend who lost the file edit etc line in Outlook Express and now Windows Live has same problem. Any suggestions? IE 8, Win XP Home. Thanks

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Hello all! i installed Ubuntu OS alongside Windows XP, but i got screen resolution problem, i mean everything was out of the monitor screen, was may be 800x600, i tried to adjust it through ubuntu's GUI Appearence feature but not succeeded, i guessed that i probably need separate VGA drivers …

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Hi Team, I have a piece of code like below which works correctly in Windows Xp (Ie 7) but when i try it in W7(IE 11) rendering is wrong, when the application first loads the select menu is rendered correctly but when i select an option and again try to …

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