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hi there. have been a member for a long time, but have never really used the forum. our computer has started taking ages to open programs an pages, so I went into control panel to see what i could uninstall.......i have found a heap of files in there called microsoft …

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i have visual studio professional edition and have downloaded and installed cosmos user kit for developing operating system.when i am making new> project>visual f#> c# operating system --kernel.cs is being made..and there no program.cs file with main and init function as shown in most of the tutorials.in my kernel.cs i …

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Just bought a laptop running windows 8. When I opened google using firefox, I clicked 'sure' when asked if I wanted to install the google search app on the start screen, then on the page that followed, when I clicked 'view app in windows store', I was asked to associate …

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Is there any way to create a meaningful list of all files on a device (drive, folder, usb stick), in such a way that they can be read into e.g. an MSAccess database, including directory structure, etc.? When using the DOS based Dir to create a text file, the actual …

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Hi, I installed Windows 8. I have write a personal script (.bat file) which worked with Windows 7 perfect. The problem on Windows 8 is: My script executes this command: xcopy "D:\X" "D:\E" /S /E /I /Q /H /K /O /X xcopy is Windows's copy command. "D:\X" is source directory …

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I recently purchased a Lenovo Yoga 13 ideapad laptop, it is great but for some odd reason I can't scroll around in the Microsoft Store. It is frozen but I can open the search though... Any ideas?

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Hi All, I have two major problems and they may or may not be linked. My main problem is with an application that I am creating. So far, I have only created the GUI using Netbeans 6.8. When I run the app through Netbeans then everything works fine. However, when …

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background. I usually test my code in both debug and release mode each time I make changes, but forgot for half a day and now I have errors. I had gotten carried away thinking I was in the zone, and left it in release mode, when I realized and tried …

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Hello all I am running a HP Pavilion g7-1311 nr,8gig mem,1ter hd,win8 This is my problem If I open more then 15 or more web pages in any web broswer IE,Slim,Firefox,Chrome it will ask me to save a file.If I cancel it will close that page and any pages you …

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Sorry about this post, This is the oldest Windows catagory I found. Anyway , I have installed Windows 3.1 on an old 1.6 GB hard drive I found and it runs fine! But I want to know how to get a sound card to work with Windows 3.1. Here are …

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:$ I really hope someone can help me. My webpages (when they load at all) load extremely slowly and I'm downloading at just under 2 Kb a second. Something has shut down my McAfee for Small business and when I contacted tech support for the computer (my brother is homeschooled) …

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1/ 21/ 13 what is better then AVG free anti virus? 2012 AVG free was great- 2013 has a new program and is terrible in many ways- needing constant updates and then when it says it needs another update the new update will not load- I downloaded a "free" or …

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Hi, i've not been here in a while. I have been having problems with my HP 2000 Laptop. Sometimes whn i shutdown, hibernate or sleep it takes a long time. Also when it restarts, it displays the message "Windows did not shut down correctly". Any help???

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I'm not sure if this is the proper forum for my problem, but I've been all over the internet and have found similar problems but no easy solutions. I'm running WIN 7 on my home pc and transferred some files via a Flash Drive to a laptop running XP Pro …

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My Mcafee subscription runs out in 6 days and they're offering a renew for 60 bux a year. its not about the money but i had some infections last year despite having uptodate definitions so i'm not sure its the best one out there. other options? kaspersky? Norton? or should …

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Hello, I have this Windows Phone app I need to do that gets information from the Google places API about places that the user searches for. For each place I need to have a pushpin on a bing map I have inserted. The problem is that I'm a newbie in …

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to make my own theme for windows 7, but Im runnung into one major issue: How do I change the window graphics? I know how to change the color, but what if I want to change the texture?. I know by default you can not do …

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Reinstalled Windows Vista to an ASUS42F Notebook. Device manager shows a list of missing drivers. The ASUS support site does not list drivers as shown in the OS device manager. Hoping to connect with someone familiar with ASUS products so that I can acquire the drivers for the following: Base …

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Another quickie. This is a basic class for working with Windows path strings. It's based off of .NET's System.IO.Path class, but doesn't contain any API dependencies (and thus doesn't normalize the paths, it's all straight string handling). Methods that I've personally found to be useful are included. The class is …

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a freind of mine was reinstalling his Win7 on his laptop, during the preinstall phase he chose the Custom and not Upgrade when he was on the screen which shows his drives to install he highligted the local disk C and pressed the format button, when he presssed the next …

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the lap would not start, disarmament, I found shorted capacitors. change and lit. at the time, the battery charge indicator indicates a level of 6% and battery charging without exceeding that percentage. with the lap on, on its front two LEDs light one blue and one red to orange (the …

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I am wondering if anyone knows what is the best and easiest way to convert EDB file into PST file. I tried Exmerge utility but it can't convert my EDB file into Outlook properly anyone recommend best EDB to PST Converter tool? so, please suggest me.....

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Hi, I can not print pdf files from my system. I have windows xp sp3. When I did search over internet If I would uninstall adobe reader then I will be able to print pdf files. But my problem is this I dont see any adobe reader software in add …

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**Hello Guys can someone help me to perform unattended installation on Windows server 2008 when running the Dcpromo? Thank you!**

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Hi I have an Antec Easy Sata hotswop hardrive caddy. I have been using it with two hard drives. It seems that I need to restart Windows (version 7 running on a Dell 490 workstation) to get a replaced drive to be recognized. What seems to happen is th name …

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So I'm watching a video on Youtube one day, all of a sudden the video stopped but I still heard the audio for 3 seconds after, but then the audio stopped. I then closed the Internet Explorer window and tried to open it again, but it couldn't open. I tried …

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I have lost Excel file password and i don't remember my Excel file password so any one suggest me how to unlock Excel file protection? Can anyone suggest me best Excel password recovery software?

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Hi.... :S I need some advice from the Exchange Server 2003 experts ! [B]General info :[/B] - windows server 2003 - exchange server 2003 - windows xp pro with office 2003 - 300 users/mailboxes. [B]Problem: [/B] due to a hardware failure a exchange server database crashed. the worst news was... …

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I have a Windows XP Installation iso and need to install it from a Flash Drive onto an old PC that I'm giving to my wife's grandmother. I tried a few programs to make the flash drive bootable, but I have yet to find one that will accept an iso …

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Please,give me a link to download the proper/working ACER Empowering Technology(framework and components) for ACER Aspire E1-531,Win 7 Ultimate.I tested more ET Framewoks,they appeared on the screen but none of their components,for ex.eAudio,etc,although I had installed each of them in the same ACER folder. I am also looking for a …

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So lately I have been starting to notice some weird stuff going on with my W7 Prof. It all started a few weeks back when I plugged in an eSata drive. When I was done with the drive I looked for the ability to "eject" it, but didn't see anything. …

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Hi, I've had a look around the forums but I couldn't find a specific answer to my query. I'm following a worksheet I was given from university. We have just started working on SQL and databases and on the worksheet it uses SQL 2008 Server Management Studio. The version I …

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Today I have finally made up my mind to quit bat scripting and go for powershell... I need to do a quick script bascially trying to looping through a command output.. can anyone shed some light? i tried foreach ($col in 'app-command -argument') { echo $col } well, guess my …

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Got another one for you guys:) Sorry if this seems like a silly/simple question to ask but I have a SATA Hard Drive plugged in to my windows 7 Pro and I'm unable to view it in "My Computer" as a drive. when I look on Disk Management it shows …

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i have never done this before. i have a laptop computer running windows 7 ultimate that i have recently taken to my brothers house and used his internet to download some files. i have no internet at my house and i need to transfer these files to my desktop computer …

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. Windows-7 - 32-bit upgrade to 64-bit - I have 32-bit Win-7 Home premium. Is there an UpGrade to Win-7 64-bit Home Premium or PRO - **without starting over and paying the full cost** to MicroSoft? . "Branded" versions of Win-7 PRO - these are sold at a much lower …

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Dear sirs, I'm an old fashion PC user. I use the gorgeous software "FloorPlan Plus 3D" were the progammer was Michael A. Denio (same that did Captain Comic). I'm trying to make contact with him but I don't have his e-mail. I'm trying to BUY the software "3D Design Plus" …

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ok my situations is when i turn my pc it goes thru the normal procedure of starting up. all the way till you see the windows xp logo then it just goes away and the monitor is blank (a black screen). i tried the repair and that did not fix …

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Hello everybody! Recently I had some propblems with my laptop, everytime it started a screen from American Megatrends appeared. After doing some research, I just pressed f2 and the laptop started. However, yesterday pressing f2 didn't work anymore, the computer seems to not react to the keyboard anymore. The only …

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Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone knows "What is validity" in terms of Sharepoint? Thanks

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I instaled Adobe reader 10 in my Laptop and the next thing I saw ia that it took over all my desktop icons ,any thing that I click it try to open with Adobe reader and ask me to associate Adobe reader with a programe before it can work, even …

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Hello All, Sorry I am not a GEEK. I am kinda embarrassed to be here cos I know so little about pc and tech. 1. I like to ask the community for a favor - ie. If you have a copy of MP190 Canon Printer software, can you kindly burn …

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Hi, I want to install Windows 8, Windows XP sp3 and Linux Mint14 in my PC. Is it possible to install 3 Operating systems in one PC ?. If so is it possible in virtual machine ?.If 3 OSs are not allowed in a PC, then please tell me how …

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Hi, I have sharepoint 2010 setup on a server called 'sharepoint2010' and i have a file share setup on another server called 'filestore\files'. If i use the page view web part i can display the contents of the file share internally in our network by pointing the url to '\\filestore\files'. …

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After installing Windows XP Professional SP3 version 2002 on a Dell Inspiron 1011 mini (2GB RAM 500GB HDD), I am not able to see the entire screen. I started having this problem after I upgraded the RAM (When I had Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on it). Is the problem caused by …

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Just looking at my entries in my Process Explorer and I noticed the JAVA updater was in there. I turned that off. So I went back to the JAVA console and indeed it was on. I turned it off and it gave me a warning and again I chose to …

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Hi there, I have win xp sp3 and Linux mint14 in my PC. Now i want to uninstall xp and install Windows 8. Do i need to uninstall Linux mint for installing windows 8 ?. I don't want to uninstall Linux Mint. Please help.

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I have just set up a server at a local youth club, im fairly new to networking, although i do know alot considering i only started in july. I have set up ADDS on a windows Server 2008 R1 (vista) machine, i have loaded so far, 5 client PC's to …

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Hi took ages to access the message field. Still my problem is my pictures are fine having full contrast and colour. My videos are aweful. They are washed out - lacking in both colour and contrast. I am running XP Pro and also have another PC running XP pro which …

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