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I have a Toshiba Satellite M45-S169. The computer will not pick up any wireless connection, even though the wireless light on the front of the laptop is turned on. It will also not work when plugged directly into the modem. Under network connections, it does not find any wireless networks …

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Greetings to everyone: For some reason I read the bad/nasties forced you to move, so new ones whom wanted to introduce themselves could not accomplish that. I was told to introduce myself here. I posted an earlier thread about an office. I already know about open office.org, here's the problem. …

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Hi everyone, I am playing around with Ubuntu that I put on an older PC. I was wondering if it is possible to bring up the Ubuntu desktop on my other computer that runs Windows XP via some kind of remote desktop application. Thank you for any help in advance. …

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Hello All, I am in a bit of a computer crisis right now... I am quite knowledgeable when it comes to fixing computers however I am currently having a hard disk issue that I've never experienced before. I was reformatting my Uncle's Computer (XP Pro, P4, 2.4Ghz, 2.5Gb Ram, 80Gb …

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Hello, I was trying to help my friend fix her pc, I'm usually fairly decent on working on them,but this has me stumped. Her son is trying to load his club penguin, and on IE 8, after he logs in and selects an area to play, it crashes and reloads …

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bought a used dell, (xp) want to clean it and reuse it, but it has a winXP logon, anyway to reset for myself?? thanx

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Windows XP system was running fine until IE (6) stopped working. On a fresh logon from powerup - IE will open like normal - but hangs up system and IE freezes if i clink a link or change the page. From then on I can't open new IE, I can't …

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*Taken from the ATOS website, [url]http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/index.html*[/url] If there's one thing i hate, it's the windows XP logo. I CAN'T STAND IT! so like, wavy and multicolored... so, i'm posting this little tweak for your collective benefit: first, get a program like regedit (google it, i'm getting lazy and don't want …

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I'm stuck in situation. I was trying to transfer files & settings from my wifes old computer that has xp to her win 7 laptop. I think she put the cord in too early or something because the computer froze. Now all it does it gives me the screen with …

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How do I uninstall windows xp and install windows 98SE? I know,why would I want to do that? Well, its on an HP Pavilion Intel celeron 366MHZ 48mb sdram. I know,it can't be done. O yes it can, because I did it with some help from someone else. So now …

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Hey everybody. I'm new here so I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but bear with me :) I have a Windows XP and every time I try to open a Internet Explorer link, whether it be on the Desktop or in the Programs menu, ect., the window won't …

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dear sir , RUN command is not working on my computer . i am using windows xp. can anybody please help?

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For some time now I find that Windows XP Professional will not drill down through more than one folder unless I return and then try again. Very tedious. I suspect that this might be as a result of one of the updates from MS. What might be the problem/solution? SNIP

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I just reinstalled windows XP Home on my old laptop, and for some reason I can't access the internet-through LAN or wireless. Before I reinstalled the OS I could access the internet just fine, so is there maybe some driver I'm missing?

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I just don't know what happened? My Pc was running fine, then all of a sudden my soundcard started playing up, it wouldn't play anything but distorted sounds. I turned my Pc Off, and all that happens now is the windows XP screen starts to load and I see the …

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Ive had this problem for a while now, sometimes when i turn or restart windows will crash when loading up. Then i will have to reboot it, and it comes up saying windows didnt start succesfully. If i try to restart windows it just crashes again...so ive ended up in …

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Hello Friends, I am an absolutely beginner in the world of computer programming. I started my voyage in this world yesterday by starting learning Python. I am reading an e-book on python [URL="http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/"]here[/URL]. That book has been written with examples from Linux platform. So, I felt this problem while going …

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Hi there everyone. I'm new to Python, and i'm programming a game application, using pyOpenGL. The thing is, the program crashes and exits when i push a key (but i don't want (at least for now) help for that), but i wish i could see the error that appears on …

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I have a Sony ICD-R100PC recorder that I purchased in 1999. The recorder comes with a data cable (parallel port) and some software (Win95/98) that allows you to download the voice files (*.ics) from the recorder onto the computer. I can get the software to "work" under Windows ME. I …

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Ok..hear me out, My computer at first would crash and restart when i was running games such as Sof2...i fixed that 1..lol my Geforce2 was Heat damaged coz the fan on it didnt work...anyway My computer still crashed and wouldnt work :P So i thaught it was a problem with …

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Fixing Folder Options missing in Windows XP After a virus attack in one of my client machines, the folder options from the windows explorer was missing and we were unable to show all the files including the hidden ones. So here’s what I did to restore it back: Go to …

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I sure hope you can help me. I have reached the end of my tech expertise. I am having trouble connecting to the internet on my main computer (Dell XPS 400 running Windows XP and a Westell 6100 modem); I can get online through the wireless lan on my laptop …

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All the registered IIS MIME types in IIS 7 + Windows Vista are registered in the following config file. [CODE]C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config[/CODE] I was wondering where I can find the same file in Windows XP when I have IIS 6 installed? Additionally, in Vista if I add a MIME type MANUALLY, it …

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I am having a problem with my computer (Windows XP, 1Gig Celeron, 512 PC133 RAM) booting up. Whenever I completely power down my computer, even if it has only been on for a few minutes, I cannot immediately power up my computer. The drive lights come on, but I don't …

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Hi, I am totally novice to vmware, but I have a desperate situation where in I need to run a program that only runs in windows 98 or ME provided DOS. But I need to switch to XP in as it is more stable. Only for running that program i …

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Hello everyone :) (new Daniweb user here) I'm currently experiencing some wlan issues. My computer is using an 3com usb adapter (3CRUSB10075) adapter with newest drivers installed. I've also tried with an SMC wireless PCI adapter, and that was even MORE unstable than the 3com adapter. I got a Linksys …

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Hi My friend has a mac laptop and he's installed something that allows him to run xp softwares. Can anyone tell me which software that allows us to run mac software on windows xp? Thanks

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folks, this one has me stuffed!! admittedly I am no techie legend, but I can hold my own... I have beside me a HP pavilion DV5000 that has an XP pro install. the error is is in that during boot it will go all the way to the desktop, show …

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Hi, I am using genuine windows xp pro version and my computer keeps restarting when login in to the domain user. but it is working fine when login in local administrator. could someone tell me what could be the reason why this is happening. i have changed the motherboard also. …

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Good evening: Does anyone currently use this configuration, or know how to make the Laserwriter Pro 630 work with XP? Thanks, Rando

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Hi, I've experiencing some issues when boot my PC and shutting it down.Please see below issues I've seen. - When i press shutdown button or select start - > shutdown the machine is get hanged on "Windows is shutting down" screen. The problem is happens each and every time i'm …

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Hey everyone. Just recently I have been messing around with some files on my pc, trying to find a specific driver updater-program that was giving me some trouble. I went into add or remove programs, selected "NVIDIA Drivers" (I'm using a basic Nvidia graphics card), and removed it, thinking that …

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Hello All, I was having Windows XP Professional SP1 which got updated to SP2 when i agreed to the update querry without realising what it is going to update. THe problem is that now i dont have calculator in the Start-Program-Accessories- which was earlier there.I am not sure that this …

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Alright, a problem that's fresh, as it just occurred today, I'm looking for some help, hoping I could come here to find some. I booted my computer up this morning, it came up to my COMPAQ first screen, red-and-white, where F10 is System Recovery, F1 is Setup, and 'Esc' is …

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I just bought what is called a recyled hardrive because my other one just died. the problem is my computer doesnt recognize the hardrive. i have a dell inspiron 600m with a toshiba hdd i just put in. i know you can only install those drivers using a floppy but …

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hiya all, a mate of mine has a new machine(windows 7)he has installed his old xp drive and set it to slave,windows 7 sees this as local disk G,IT can see the folders,but denies access saying the path is not found,any help would be swiftly passed on and appreciated.hes been …

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Hi Guys, I cant find the Folder options button under the tools tab on my comp. Its shows me some map drive, sync drive etc. None of the usual options are showing. In one of the previous threads. this is what was suggested. "[U]man this problem was getting on me …

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Hi, I got a laptop HP/Compaq NP6000 in an auction. Now when I try to login I can see that it has windows professional (ofcourse I was told by the seller about this..) However, the admin password is something I am not aware of... ans unfortunately I am unable to …

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I can get to a DOS prompt and have completed CHKDSK /R successfully but cannot boot in any mode. When I go to start Windows XP in any mode the system appears to dump all its driver files, displaying them down the screen as they go. I've tried everything I …

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I have Windows XP in my computer, At any time while working with my computer.,it freezes., no mouse can be moved.,alt+ctrl+del doesn't work, and i have to re-start the computer. This is happening for a year ago, i had posted here early , but couldn't get proper solution. Sometimes i …

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So, I'm silly. I plugged my hair dryer into the same power strip as my computer. The end result was my computer totally going out. So, I tried to reboot my computer and once I got past the boot screen, some blue screen flashes up really fast. It was white …

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Hello, Not familiar with PC connected in network with a domain name. Had to hold CTRL-ALT-DEL to enter my credential, worked fine. Brought the PC at my office, tried to connect to internet, but no connection (figured it was caused by the domain/network ID). Successfully created a new network connection …

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[COLOR="Red"][COLOR="Green"][I]Hi FRIENDS, I had a question ....i hope you guys ll solve my query.. Suppose i have a company with 100 client machine...I want to install OS on that 100 machine...I purchased 1 licensed xp cd with 5 client capability....but i want to install same cd key to my other …

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Hi guys, I am currently in possession of a friends ASUS Eee PC 900 which needs XP re-installed because upon startup there is an error to do with the system32\hal.dll file. I own a GENUINE Xp disc (which came with my computer) however, the notebook/lappy does not have a Cd …

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I am having problems with the Windows XP Home Ed. system restore. It only opens up a blank white window. I just got rid of some bad spyware and when I tried to recover it wouldnt do so. Microsoft tech couldnt even help me.. All they told me to do …

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Hello everyone, So I recently upgraded my PC after having a 939 DIL Socket processor for years. I've been spending the past few days trying to get it back up to scratch but I have a problem. Each time I run a game (MW2/Total Annihilation/Half Life 1 etc) the game …

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hi. i'm encoutering an error when i'm trying to install windows xp on a laptop with a pre installed windows 7. the xp cd will boot, but after a while, before entering the setup options, a blue screen error will appear.. is it possible to have that laptop installed with …

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I've been trying to fix a computer for a very stubborn client. IE is not loading any pages unless it is in Safe Mode. I am not at work now and won't be for a couple of days but I thought maybe you could point me in the right direction. …

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Hello how's it going ! I've been trying to get rid of this virus that poses as a windows security threat , by trying to get me to buy their security no way! this thing wouldnt let me go on the net or open any of my applications to get …

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I am running Windows XP professional using Parallels 5 Build 9220 on a Mac Pro with 16 GB of RAM. I want to upgrade my Guest OS to Windows 7, 64 Bit. I can't do it directly from the Windows 7 upgrade disk because it requires that I run the …

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