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i have had problems with several computers with this problem lately. When connected to the internet i can ping a website but i cannot open it using any browser (IE or firefox). i have tried everything i know such as resetting the winsock and the tcpip but that doesnt seem …

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ive been having a few problems with vista for the last week due to trojans, but only problems like the system running slow, software disruption and constant pop ups. a friend installed kaspersky and the problems seemd to go away until the next scan where kaspersky prompted me that an …

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in the past, I used "net use LocalDriveLetter \\remotecomputername\remoteDriveLetter$ password /user:username" in winxp to login remotely and map the remote drive as a local one. When I try to access to a Vista workstation, I was told "Access is denied". I'm wondering if Vista doesn't support this command line, or …

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hello to all!! My girlfriend's laptop has Vista on it and she is very unhappy with it as am I. She has used my laptop with XP MCE on it with various tweaks and what not and agrees that it is an extremely better OS. Her laptop is a Dell …

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Hi everybody.... I am using Windows Vista Home on 32 bit Laptop of Dell...... I installed the driver of Huawei wireless data card EC325 of BSNL(compatible with windows vista 32)....The installation works fine and I am able dial with the dialer to #777...The message is displayed as the connection is …

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Ok, my computer used to work fine until recently, ie7 began crashing (and mysteriously "auto recovering" tab sessions in a few seconds. I get this dialog box that says something about ie crashing, etc. It used to happen a lot on [url]www.tigerdirect.com[/url], but now it happens all the time. I …

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I just purchased a new HP with vista. Can I install XP onto the second hard drive and choose what hard drive to boot from? I'm finding that Vista does not support much of the software I use. Thanks for the help.

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Hi, I am trying to connect my computer to my TV thru using a S-Video cord. When I connect my cord to my TV and then into my laptop, my laptop screen goes blank and sometimes but not all the time, colors will appear on my TV running back and …

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Anyone tried (or does now) watch TV on a PC ? I have Dish Network (satallite TV) for my TV but was wondering how to channel it to my PC.

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Good news to each and everyone that are actually having problems, have had problems or simply just needs help with Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Microsoft is offering Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 1 (SP1). This support for SP1 …

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Vista Home Premium nothing happens when I try to use the 'Start Search' located at the Start button. (not working)

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hi i am rupak from india, i am a windows xp user and now i have decided to install windows vista. i would like to know more about windows vista. regards rupak

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Lately, Windows Media Player (version 11) has been giving me problems. I can't create or delete playlists or songs. I found out that this version is embedded with vista, so i can't uninstall it or repair it. I create a playlist but it won't show up in the list of …

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[URL="http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/"]Help keep XP on the market[/URL] You might Decide later on that you really don't like Vista and want to go back to XP I haven't really made my final decision, if I agree with Vista or not Their are pros and cons about vista Pros [LIST] [*]Major Kernel Overhaul …

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Hi chaps, I am very new here ... Could you please help me with the above problem? I reinstalled Vista and found that the thumbnails missing ... :( on the taskbar properties, the option "show window previews (thumbnails)" is not active and the box can not be checked. I to …

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Hi all; My monitor will not display an image if i boot it normally, however when i boot into safe mode it works fine. Thinking it is something to do with the refresh rate and the resolution i restarted, pressed F8 and booted into vista's low resolution mode or something …

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So I had malware (Virtumonde to be exact) and so I ran combofix and it removed the malware. Now my problem is that when I login to windows Explorer.exe does not start automatically I have to go into task manager and run it from there. I was on another forum …

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Hey all, new user here. Can't believe I didn't registered here before because it's where I always end up when searching for answers to my questions! (re: java etc). Anyway, my question is.. I am dual booting Vista and Ubuntu. When I turn on my pc it gives me a …

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when i load explorer, a message appears saying: Insecure Internet activity. Threat of virus attack Due to insecure Internet browsing your PC can easily get infected with viruses, worms and trojans without your knowledge, and that can lead to system slowdown, freezes and crashes. Also insecure Internet activity can result …

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hi, iam using windows vista while system on ,i hear beep sound, no display and it doesn't enter and boots into it,pls give solution.

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HI guys, I have a linux debian machine and windows vista machine. Now the debian machine is called chris-pc and vista is called chris-laptop. I have shared a drive on chris-pc using nfs and the drive is visable to other linux machines. But when i try and mount the drive …

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Hi Can anyone tell me what I have to do to completely uninstall nero 7 from my vista system. The pc came with a nero 7, 30 day trial which expired. I have used add remove programs to uninstall this program, but since reinstalling nero 7 with key code, it …

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Hi all, i was wondering if anyone could help me. I downloaded something of utorrent and when i tried to open it, it asked me what program to use to open it, after doing this all of my programs try to open with the chosen program and all of the …

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To download Thunderbird extensions, you are required to right-click the Download Now button, and select the "Save Link As..." option from the resulting context menu. My problem is that my IE7 context menu does not have a "Save Link As..." option. Instead it shows a "Save Background As..." option, which …

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Hello , i just bought a laptop with window vista install inside already but i want to install my window xp too .SO when ever i try to boot with xp cd they show there is no disk. I mean when the xp cd read all files and go to …

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I just download the Gparted on the web site apcmag .Where they are explaining how to dualboot vista with xp (Vista install first). So what question is can any one help me out how i can use gparted because i dont have Vista DvD to boot . thx you i …

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This seems to be a common problem but I need an easy to understand solution. I have an Acer Aspire 5610 notebook that up until today had a working cd/dvd player. Now it doesn't work and I get the error 10 message. When I search for driver updates the message …

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Hi everyone: As always I am very thankful for your continued help. Two months ago I bought a PC with Windows Vista. I wanted the Windows XP ready Vista but HP did not have it. Anyway, my HP printer is an Officejet 4315v all-in one, works at time, and at …

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mistakenly updated Vista thinking why not..and noticed when I play my powerpoint presentations only 3 out of 5 wmv files play. That was too strange for me and too much work to go through all my presentations.. WHY? I had to roll back with restore to get the powerpoint movies …

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