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Hey! On my laptop(runs winxp, Acer laptop) I installed nokia pcsuite and tried to start computer again, I was forced to select which way I boot windows because it didn't shutdown correctly it said. I pressed normal then it stucks on the black screen. I tried safe also, stucks on …

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HELP my computer has a problem even though its connected to internet, nothing that requires internet connection works. ive tried so many methods such as winsock. my computers internet was working fine until i was trying to download mcafee anti virus. suddenly it said i wasnt connected to internet and …

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hi all, Problem:I have a software, I have to handle system abrupt shutdown while in my software execution. Description: I am executing my software in windows xp. Every time to execute it will take ~45sec. While in software execution, i will create some temp files. In the execution process machine …

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Hi all, I was not sure if I should post here or software but... I have been running Microsoft Security Essentials now for about 1 month and I have had no problems up till this week. On two occasions only out of maybe 10 the program failed to start correctly …

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Awhile back I downloaded the latest version of Internet Explorer. Since then I cannot close Internet Explorer after I have brought it up on my screen. And every once in awhile IE will just shut down on its own when I am in it. Does anyone else have this problem …

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Hello everybody, For a project my dad has enlisted me in, I am to be able to communicate with a Vitamin Scanner from a computer. To illustrate, he opened 'Hyper Terminal' (should come with most Windows computers). He set up a communication using the program, and told me the baudrate, …

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I have a custom login page that in development works fine... but live, it has an error. On the bottom of one of my pages I have an "Admin" link that links to a page in a sub folder called "Secure". The sub folder is secured in web.config. The security …

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I cant unlock a user files to share on computer 2. Both 1 & 2 use win 7 64. Both in homegroup, both having work as location both use same user and pword. Both computers have the password stuff turned off and network etc. Both computers can see each other. …

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hello ived installed my vga driver correctly but still i cant play videos and games.. can someone help me... Machine name: AIRA Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: ECS System Model: P4M890T-M BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: …

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Hello, I need anyone's help. I have been having my computer to freeze up on me during McAfee virus scan lately. I tried to uninstall and re-install it and it still freezes at same location: C:\drivers\audio\R186858\stacgui.cpl. When it freezes I have to do a hard shut down, and when it …

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I'm a novice at VB.NET and I'm having a problem with the compiled versions of my applications. If I take the .exe file (it's real small, like 40KB) from the BIN/DEBUG directory, it runs fine on most computers (I've tried it on 5), including Windows 7, Vista and XP. When …

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Hi there, im a novice, im having trouble with a laptop, the hd went and so i got a Fujitsu 60gb SATA replacement but it says it cant find hd. It doesnt have a floppy drive either please help! Thanks Dan

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I have an HP Color Laserjet CP1215 printer attached to both my old XP machine and a newer Vista machine through a USB switch. The XP machine will print, but the Vista machine shows that the printer is not connected, and won't print. I had an "Unknown Device" show up …

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Hello, I have a little problem. My program (LH-ABC 3.2.0) works well in Windows XP and Vista. But in windows seven programa closed, but process keep going :S What can be problem? Maybe one thread not closed? But this problem is exclusive in windows seven. Source of my program in …

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Does anyone know if there are any issues in using the basic ODBC Api for database access on 64 bit Windows Vista/7 systems? This has been my preferred database access technology for a long time, and I'd prefer not moving to ADO or something else if I don't have to. …

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Hello Python community, I've just finished building an app with Python and I'd like to share my experiences and get some feedback. This was from scratch (no code templates) all the way to compile and distribution on a Windows environment. Now all my colleagues at work are using the app …

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Help!!!!! If i am installing anything then comes the BlueScreen error and then computer make a restart. Help plzzz!!!

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Hey, I've just got a Dell Vostro 1320, and I'd like to run winXP on it. The problem is, XP v32-bit won't install, it prompts a blue screen right after booting up from the CD (tried different CD's, different versions). On the other hand, XP v64-bit, which I installed succesfully, …

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Dear fellow techies! From the last few days, I am facing a major problem while burning my data DVDs. Everytime, the burn process fails in the beginning (around 1%). I use Nero basically but have tried CDBurnerXp and default windows burning options. I have also tried different optical medias but …

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I have a lot of passwords to get me onto various online sites and services, but I only need to remember one: the complex and hard to crack one that unlocks my encrypted password store. Not everyone is as paranoid as I am it seems, and many fall neatly into …

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Please help! I am running Windows XP and IR 8 via a wireless connection. Just recently whenever I use a search engine (any search engine), I get a message that the page cannot be displayed. this also happens when I search with Firefox. I am connected and I can type …

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I don't know why this appeared when I'm trying to disable the Network Connection and Iam now experiencing difficulties with my network. Please help! :( Thanks! Cedric

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i have a samsung dc10 netbook, and when i turn it on i get the above error, nothing i do will work, i cant start up in safe mode it just goes back to c000021a. and as its a net book i cant reinstall OS as i have no drive, …

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Hello! I'm beginning learning C++ and I was wondering, does Visual Studio 6.0 support all of the language features or is it too outdated now? If so are there any free compilers/linkers that I can use for windows programming? I'm also worried about the windows API headers being outdated as …

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Hello everyone. I am new to this forum, and am pretty inept when it comes to computers. Even though I was using Trend Micro PC-cillin, I have gotten an extremely bad virus that I am having zero luck getting rid of. My sister also got the same thing, and the …

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I have windows vista (yes thats a bad thing) however my laptop is switching to locking (sleeping) when I have been inc=actice for a couple of minutes. This is very annoying as I am a uni student and may be reading a document and if i do not touch the …

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I am running a Windows XP SP2 OS on a Celeron 2.0 GHZ with 1 GB RAM. I want to auto power on and shut down my PC when I am not at the computer. Basically I want to schedule the starting up and shutting down of my computer. I …

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hi to all, I cant start my pc when i was working on it, suddenly my CPU were drop down and hanged. after I am trying to restart it or start it but it cant started yet n giving only msg that press F1 to re-boot, press F5 to start …

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I needed to get a file off my computer before I left for six months. It is a license file that must be moved using an application. Well the computer came up with an error saying it wouldn't boot to the hard drive. I think it may have said that …

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Windows will not let me log in. It begins to say loading settings, then the desktop flashes for a split second, then it says saving your personal settings and goes back to the different users on my computer. No users can log in. I recently deleted spyware using autoruns and …

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I am currently experiencing an issue whereby I have two computers that are over five years old now, but the thing is that they just "stopped working." When I try and identify the problem as to why they are not powering up, It turns out that it has something to …

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I just reformatted my computer, and need to get rid of Microsoft Office 2003 Trial so I can install my purchased copy of Office 2007. I tried add/remove programs and Revo Uninstaller, but it's still there. What should I do? Thanks or the help

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I'm new to this forum, and these programs, but I've installed the hijackthis and malware programs. i'm getting popups even if i have no applications opened from internet explorer every so often. i dont even use internet explorer, i have been using firefox for a long long time. here are …

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Hello Everyone, I'm actually having problem on my XP IIS, I copied new website but it wont work while all others are working fine. I have created new virtual directory but still now working. Some say to create new web site instead but It won't allow this option. When Right …

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Well to start i am computer dumb so bear with me. For a while now after using our computer for a couple days it would practically lock up. When this would happen i could go to the process menu and the qttast would be 95% plus, at this piont i …

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I'm currently on a old laptop i had laying around So i got this major virus which nearly destroyed my system but i managed to get rid of all the virus and stuff or atleast i thought so i'm currently running avg internet security on a trail version and it's …

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Hi guys, I've installed Rising Anti-virus on my computer (Win XP) and after restarting i tried to access the task manager but it says " Task Manager disabled by administrator". I've tried to repair windows and disabling the anti-virus but nothing. how can i fix this??

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I recently had one of our computers get infected with smss32/Internet Security 2010. Originally Malwarebytes was unable to deal with it, so following the instructions in other threads I: 1) Downloaded rkill 2) Downloaded and installed a new copy of MBAM 3) Ran rkill 4) Ran MBAM Now after running …

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I have a new HP dv4-1548nr laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and recently (last 7 days or so) when I click on a link either in an email or at one of my vendor sites to go somewhere else I get a window that says " The …

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My 1 yr old HP tablet freezes at least twice a day now, requiring rebooting. I'm using Vista Ultimate on it. Sometimes, it just freezes out of nowhere and needs rebooting. Anytime I plug something into the USB port, it freezes and I have to reboot. WHY is this happening? …

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I switched on my computer and seem to be infected with a programme called live pc care. I tried in safe mode to remove it with malawarebytes, it said it was infected with this problem and it cleared it but when i rebooted it was there again. Can anyone help …

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Hi All, I am attempting to complete are recovery of my Sony VAIO laptop. I first attempted the C drive restore, but the recovery tool did not continue upon restart of the computer. I have recovery disks, and I attempted to use those. It seems to work, then stops and …

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Hi any help with the following problem would be greatly appreciated as I have a deadline with my work!! (argh!), OK - I have an Advent laptop that has a dead screen, on starting it appears to start fine - I get the windows starting sounds all the right lights …

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I have a problem using the GetAdaptersInfo funtion on Delphi 2010 on Windows 7. The following code works fine and returns the adapter names/descriptions to the memo when compiled using Delphi 2007 on Windows Vista. When compiled using Delphi 2010 on Windows 7 it returns blanks or garbage (output below). …

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Hello Ok, i have a computer in my room, i also have an xbox 360. My computer picks up my wireless connection from a hub in the hallway. I dont have a wireless card for my xbox so i tried to connect the ethernet from computer to xbox in hope …

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Hello... I have got a VIA board with 2.5 GHz celeron processor, 256 MB RAM bought about 2 years before. When I right click on the desktop to refresh, the computer gets shut down. I installed a fresh Windows XP, but also the problem didn't get solved. I found that …

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Recently I changed my Inspiron computer from Vista to Window 7... So after the change when I type for a really long time my words tend to skip around all over the place and this never happened on Vistas. Now I tested a few theories about what might the problem …

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Due to a computer fail and the fact admin password didnt work I had to fully reset the computer. now I have a blank XP screen with the bin. i have tried to re-add sky broadband but it keeps failing? i looked at the network connections and the wireless connection …

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Hi, I have set up a wireless network and want to share files between desktop and laptop. The desktop's OS is Vista, the laptop is Windows 7. There seems to be some communication between the two. IE. the printer. However when I try to print something from the laptop it …

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