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I have a Dell Optiplex PC with a legal copy of Windows XP. But the Dell hardware seems to be failing. The problem is that the XP distribution CD I got with the computer is a Dell distribution disk, possibly with files specific to Dell (It says both Dell and …

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Everytime I try to use mozilla firefox or google chrome a message pops up reading "The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\USP10.dll is not a valid Windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette". It only lets me use internet explorer web browser. I have tried many different things to try …

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I am haveing great difficulty in finding software for **Sumvision(W322P) 300M 802.11N Wireless PCI Adapter**.. the manufacturers website has bad links (reported) and although it seems to be a Ralink device ,they have drivers for "similar" units but not a functioning driver ! So,if anyone has the original software cd …

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Hi, I am using XAMPP for developing my Inventory management system. I have stored the XAMPP in Drive C in Windows. But there is a risk if windows corrupt I will lose all my data , So I want to save the XAMPP in Drive D and acces all the …

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Well call me crazy, but I'm trying to install Windows 98 on an old XP desktop. The problem comes when I try to boot to the Cd-ROM, after hitting F8 and entering the boot menu and choosing "Cd-ROM" it opens a second menu that promps me to choose the boot …

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I can burn music from a cd to HD but can't burn to CD?? Whats the problem? The burner I have installed is NEC NR-7900A. The program I use to burn my CDs is Windows Media 9.0. I have used this program for over a year now and i worked …

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Hi, I have an Asus laptop, it's about 7 or 8 years old. The only thing wrong is that it is very very slow so I want to do a reinstall. I thought a clean install the best way to go, I did a repair a couple of years ago …

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I have a new windows 7 64bit machine. OS and all software already installed, running swell. But my old 32 bit xp machine has my big, monster file drive with all my music, pix etc. Can I just pop that file drive into the new box? thanks!

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Hello all, I have a weird problem. I have created an application in VB.NET 2010 on my PC which runs Windows XP Home Edition SP3. Upon testing my application, I found out that my app does not run on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Just to help, I was searching …

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Hi. I have a very old computer at my job. It will not boot up except for safe mode with networking. Suprisingly I like it better in this mode because it is 100 times faster. I do not know if it is plagued with viruses or has had a crash. …

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Hello, I have a major problem with my Win Xp Professional. Every time I enter the Internet, windows shuts my computer automatically within a minute. The message presented is as the following: "This system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log off. Any ansaved changes will …

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How does this work? I need to setup something so I can access my home computer from anywhere. I followed the instructions [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/northrup_03may16.mspx"]here[/URL] but I'm still having problems. I have a WRK54G v1.0 Wireless-G Broadband Router, I've setup WPA with a shared key. I turned off SSI broadcast, enabled MAC …

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so heres the code import pyHook, pythoncom, sys, logging file_log = 'C:\\LogFile\\log.txt' some other non important stuff here so the issue is that everytime i try to run the program it says that pyHook is not a module. I have downloaded it for my system but it still doesnt work, …

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Burned DVD will NOT play. Err. Msg: "Disc Error", Please eject the disc. Playback feature may not be available on this Disc. PLATFORM: Win7 Pro, XP Three different players external to any server connection give the same basic message. All are less than a year old. Commercial discs play fine. …

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I downloaded QBASIC 4.5 onto a Windows XP computer, and placed it into C:\QBASIC\. When I try to run QB.EXE though, I get the error: C:\QBASIC\QB.EXE Invalid startup directory, please check your pif file. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. What do I do here?

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Hello, I am trying to configure PHP 5.3 on already installed Apache 2.0 on windows machine, using the guidelines mentioned on - http://www.thesitewizard.com/php/install-php-5-apache-windows.shtml So far I have done - LoadModule php5_module "C:/PHP/php5apache2.dll" AddType application/x-httpd-php .php PHPIniDir "C:/PHP" All these at the right spots in httpd.conf file. I have apache in …

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After multiple times trying to post my reply to "rubberman" concerning my posting (about 5 tries), my posting being as the "Article Title" shows, I found that I could not post the reply at all. Each time it defaulted to an area that showed the reply but when I pushed …

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So frustrating...I've been Googling all over, posted at various developer forums, but so far I can't find an answer: The goal -- use VB.Net to write a windows forms application that responds to a limited set of voice commands after the user says a keyword, (such as "Wake Up"). I …

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Hi. Yes, first of all, I know Windows XP is now coming to a fast close however, millions are still using this system as it has been a good one! Having said that, I am having problems with no sound coming from any WAV files. Also, no sound from mp3 …

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Hi. I have a c# project created in Visual Studio 2010. The project runs successfully on Windows XP 32bit but I get an error when building on Windows 7 64bit. The error is as follows: Could not load referenced assembly "C:\WINDOWS\system32\stdole.dll". Caught a FileNotFoundException saying "Could not load file or …

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For some reason I'm having major trouble with my hotmail account. I can receive, open & read any emails I get, but I cannot send or reply to any emails. Does anyone know why? I have a yahoo account also and I am having the same problem with that account. …

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this is just a nifty feature I can't seem to find on google... (I've found 1 src "Windows7ProgressBar", but I can't get it working with the bad instructions provided) ^ I'm guessing they expect you to know C# when they say "drag the control over the form" - the "control" …

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I am using windows XP SP2 home edition and I can't add another user account...I can but it won't load. At present I have 2 user profiles running (both administrators) with the guest account turned off. I have visitors and for privacy reasons I want them to have their own …

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harddisk recognize but fail to boot,a blue screen flash i think for errors but disappear rapidly.how to fix this and what is the problem?

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How to Surf the websites anonymously in Windows XP without using tor? I found various softwares when googled for **hide IP address** But all are not working properly. Is there any guaranteed software?

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I start up my mother in laws computer and she has not start menu no icons nothing. I can acess task manager and commpand prompt. She thinks she has gotten a virus where it has hidden everything as when you click create a new task under file you can see …

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I have a Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 HP desktop PC when I power the computer on I got Vga input: no input signal and the monitor went back to sleep. If you do you think that is a problem with the video card it is attached to …

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[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Change the Logon Window and the Shutdown Preferences in Windows XP [/color][/size][/font][size=2][color=#000000][font=Arial]Setup configures Windows XP to use the friendly Welcome logon screen and the shutdown buttons, if your computer is installed as a home computer …

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Hi, I just reloaded my Dell desktop (formatted the hard drive) and now I cannot connect to the internet. I looked in Device Manager and there are no question marks or exclamation points. I am receiving packets (looked at the properties of my connection), but I cannot ping www.google.com via …

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My key board doesnt show if cap lock is on or off. Is there any way to add it on Task Bar I can do it on word but not other applications Pl Help how to do it Regards

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Please help me I think I am going crazy. I am building a comuter, I have everything setup and when I try to boot windows from a CD, I keep getting the same error PXE-E61: Media test failure, Check cable. PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE-ROM Boot failure: System Halted I have …

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Microsoft windows xp will be banned for update and update device it is very bad think of all who like xp very much so if any one want to get xp all time and like it so he store it by pen drive or high method hard disk CD really …

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I am trying to help a customer restore their connectivity to their server. earlier this week, a power outage wiped out thier servers' internet connection and the connection to 2 computers, I'll call them 1 and 2. We advised them to replace the wireless usb adapter they were using to …

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Well, I installed Microsoft Office, but whenever I try to run the computer in normal mode, it freezes. So, I have to try and uninstall it in safe mode but it says you can't. So, I need help.

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I want to copy a folder full of folders to a backup on another disk. But if a duplicate filename already exists on the other disk, I want Windows to prompt to ask whether or not to replace the file for each file separately. Windows XP just gives me the …

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Hi! I'm seriously stuck here. The issue is with one Windows 7 Home Premium machine. This machine: -- I can not ping it from either Win 7 or XP clients (I have a mix of Win 7 and XP) -- This machine can not be seen in the 'My Network …

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A while ago, we had used a dial-up connection on our desktop computer with Windows XP on it with no problems. Since then, the hard drive died out, and it was replaced by a new hard drive. Now, when I would try to use dial-up, I would get an error …

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Windows problem opening doc’s Hi, my friend has a problem I have not come across before: I put my U.S.B stick In his computer to open a word document and I clicked on the file to open it I then Got do you want to save! I then went into …

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I'm running Win 7 Pro and my HP ScanJet 5370C is not recognized by Win 7. It has to do with the drivers. HP has not seen fit to provide them for Win 7. So I installed XP Mode and installed the HP Scanjet software under XP and when I …

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I am trying to use 2 external monitors with my laptop in a docking station and I cannot get the option to use the second monitor only one works. I have an HP elitebook and used to have a Dell and since switching I can't use the same set up …

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How can i instal windows Xp sp 2 32 bit on core i7 ? I have tried many time to instal windows xp but not succeed

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Hello friends I have purchased a Lenovo Thinkcentre desktop (second hand) from a friend. The "windows XP professional" CD bundled with system is lost by the former user.Now I have product key of that copy of Windows XP Pro but haven't the original CD.I want to istall WinXP on my …

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Hi For some reason my computer will not allow new usb devices to just automatically work. It will always ask for software, which it cant find. Ive recently tried using my new digital camera (an olympus Mini) and I plug it in, the computers beeps 3 times quickly (the beep …

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[ATTACH]16171[/ATTACH] Windows 7 offers heaps of computing-gravy for users that are looking for something sweeter than XP and less bitter than Vista. It has been optimized and overhauled into a truly modern version of Windows. Unfortunately for a lot of users, upgrading from XP is a daunting task if you …

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xp desktop new ssd bios sees it xp device manager sees it and reports it is working properly. File manager fails to see it, fails to assign a letter to it. HOW TO FORMAT IT?

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Hello guys, Recently I reinstalled my Windows XP SP3, now suddenly whenever I start my system it shows a black/blank screen after the Windows XP load screen. I installed the latest video drivers too (ATI Radeon) but it's of no help. I can go into safe mode without any issues …

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hi everyone my windows desktop doesnt star after i tried to install windows 7 in it without fromatting windows xp which was der before, now the problem is that cpu starts and fans are spinning but the monitor goes blank after showing boot options[e.g press f2] so please help me …

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