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Okay heres the deal... I turned my Dell computer on today and it went to a black screen that said Error loading operating system at the top left hand corner. Can anyone help me on what to do? P.S. I dont know much about computers. TX P.S.S. i have a …

I am trying to not format my dad's computer as he needs it for work daily.I have downloaded and used hijackthis and this is my log file generated: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 6:42:47 PM, on 21/06/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) Boot mode: …

hey friends....we all download music frm the net....... but did u know In 2003, the RIAA, or Recording Industry Association of America, launched lawsuits against 261 peer-to-peer file sharing users for illegally downloading copyrighted music. Before these lawsuits, the legality of file sharing was widely debated, and all the while …

I'm having a problem with my rewrite rules. [CODE]RewriteRule blogs/$ /alpha/index.php?m=blog RewriteRule blogs$ /alpha/blogs/ [R] RewriteRule blogs/(.*)/$ /alpha/index.php?m=blog&p=name&name=$1 RewriteRule blogs/(.*)$ /alpha/blogs/$1/ [R] RewriteRule blogs/(.*)/(.*)/$ /alpha/index.php?m=blog&p=post&user=$1&post=$2 RewriteRule blogs/(.*)/(.*)$ /alpha/blogs/$1/$2/ [R] [/CODE] Some URLs would be: /alpha/blogs/dennis/Test_Blog_Post/ /alpha/blogs/dennis/ Now, with the Rules I posted, when I visit the latter page (the blog …

I am connecting to the internet through a linksys wireless router. My laptop connects fine. My desktop pulls an IP address but will not display a webpage. The laptop is using a D-link usb connected wireless adapter. I my have deleted some things that I should not have. Any ideas?

So I come down into my basement at approximately 5:27 A.m. It was a typical morning. But then something went wrong. When I turned on the Xbox system there was a loud high pitched humming like sound and it was violently vibrating on the carpet floor. So I quickly turned …

any one can help with any related document?????

I just got an preowned (original) black Xbox with 1 controller, BLACK (the game) and a one year warranty. - All for £55 (thats $100) Wow. Blacks graphics is better than that of my pc And ripping music to HDD and using it in games is excellent! Also the preowned …

what is the ratio between development and maintenance???

im having amd athlon xp 2000+,1.67ghz,512 ddr1RAM,80 gb hard disk. after turning on the pc,the temp of cpu and system ries to 65 degree in 1 hours and keep on getting restarted.i gave my motherboard to gigabyte agency,they also cudnt solve the problem.experts also cleaned the motheboard,still the problem persists,help …

Hi I have an IBM PIII notebook that I need to run under Win98. As the machine has a USB CD drive the Win98 setup CD won't run. I have tried putting the HDD into a Desktop PIII machine and installing Win98 on it which works fine but when I …

I'm still not convinced that GIF is any use other than for animation though, it's use in the past i can understand, but other than the fact that PNG does not support animation and MNG hasn't really taken off (probably because gif is free now?), the only thing that still …

Hello to you all, Apart from my introduction, this is my first post. Unfortunately it is a bit strange. As I said in my introduction I work in tech support and the other day I was visiting one of our sales offices and encountered a strange wifi problem. The thing …

Why doesn't it work? I have several laptops IBM's image fine with ghost 8.2 but with dell's it loads the drivers (using floppy disks) i get to the second disk which loads ghost.exe. Then the ghost program loads and i get that grey background overlaying a blue background with an …

When I turn on my computer it only shows the 1st Mainboard Logo Page with options that it won't acknowledge with the exception of the tab key function which tells me there is a BIOS Guard running. How can I disable the BIOS Guard?

I have a problem, im thinking of purchasing a new graphics card but im not sure whether or not my motherboard has PCi E or not. Heres what my Belarc advisor said: Board: NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL GA-8TRC410M-NF Bus Clock: 133 megahertz BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 20Q 07/19/2006 I know serial …

Help me, I can't remove these viruses!

I will be taking my network+ 2k5 exam in about 2 hours... any last minute advice?

While perusing my server logs and checking out some of the sites that I'm receiving traffic from I came upon a site that, to my shock and horror, had completely ripped off my website. It is an exact duplicate, only they have replaced my site name with theirs in the …

Hi, recently I decided that I wanted to break away from just using the Windows OSs, (I'm an IT graduate and want to expand my tech base). I picked up a copy of Ubuntu and decided that the best way to go about it would be to partition my hard …

Don't know if this is the right place for this,but here goes. I have partitioned my main hdd into three partitions, two primary and one logical. Here is the rub. when I right click on an item to send it somewhere, none of these drives show up. How can I …

As a followup to the post of "How much I should charge?", I need a place or hopefully multiple places to post my ad for computer services I'm doing this summer. So, I'm basically doing upgrades, repairs, and complete system builds. I'm just wondering where i should post the ad. …

Afternoon folks, I have got to put together a liability waiver for contractors to sign who are coming to our site to do work. my boss basically wants them to sign something saying if they screw something up its their fault etc.... can anyone give me some pointers on this …

I'm thinking of doing computer repairs / building over the summer for some extra cashola. How much more money should I charge, above the cost of components?

I need to write a script , locally run by login name. I am in a manufacturing environment and I need to prevent production workers from surfing the internet. The pc's have access for updates (software, OS, Antivirus). The users are not to surf by signed company policy ( the …

okay, I've had this on my mind for a while, is modding an xbox illegal? and if it is, is softmodding and xbox illegal also?

I'm an amateur web designer using Frontpage. I have a golf professional friend who wants me to design a web site for him and he wants a members area. Each member would have to login using their own user name and password and would then be able to access certain …

[EMAIL="xsilverrock30x@yahoo.com"][U]xsilverrock30x[/U]@[U]yahoo[/U].[U]com[/U][/EMAIL] PLEASE HELP.... My issue is when the computer fell about 6inches on it's side. the power button would not come on. So I changed out the power supply and have some power back,such as the dvd drive door opens, and the mother board comes right on. But now the …

Well, I'm in a bit of a dilemma, I'm simply looking for a program that will unzip .rar files for free, I don't need a program to make .rar all I need is a freeware un-zipper, does anyone know of one?

I thought maybe some of the people here would like to share their stories on injuries while working on a computer? Hopefully nobody posts anything too graphic...but i thought maybe some people would like to share some advice on how to be safe while working in a computer and the …

i believe my father in law used the small side of my kids partition to put all their stuff on and now i keep getting the message that im outta space. so i put xp on the big side.. my question is..can i transfer stuff from the small side to …

Hi, i often read interviews of software developers/programmers etc, and one thing seems to be quite common feature, that is their acknowledgement of the fact that they all started programming at an early age. i am eager to know from professional programmers who are assciated with this forum/community in terms …

Hi, I have been talking to a few programmers online for quite some time now and one thing seems to be a common factor in each discussion, frustration of the job profile given to them. I would like to know from the professional programmers associated with this forum, the followings: …

OK, this one is for the builders out there. Have just about had it with this HP pavilion desktop, thinking about building one like I want. Price range for mobe and processor around 200$. Like the Apevia micro ATX case, so lets start there. What mobo and processor would you …

Hi Is there a SAFE way to install xp over 2k pro!!!! I need to put my comp running 2k on WPA on a work network and don't want to crash my aging pc... :-)

I want to write a parser for C++ which can extract methods and members pertaining to a particular class(es) in a CPP file. I used Parser Generattor tool by BumbleBee softwares and did all the project settings as required by them but still keep on getting fatal errors in Exception …

Any one who is master is developing Messenger please help me. I will do my work on my own i just want some guidence. Free lancer are encouraged. Reply me now a days i m designing use cases

I'm too lazy to do research right now, and I'll probably get better responses on here anyways. Is it possible to just buy a 32" LCD TV and use it as your monitor and your TV? Not at the same time of course. Just a thought someone at work had …

Hey I want to develop a communication type of software, like one where u send messages to many contacts. I'm doing this for my 3rd year Informatics project. I am starting from scratch, so i dont know how o develop it or what languae to use. Could some1 please tell …

i get these two errors when i boot my system "Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\clpbymht.dll" "Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\ytgkiqsq.dll" any advice? (last resort to clean hard drive)

This morning I was downloading a free trail of Bit Defender and my computer crased. I rebooth and went in safe mode to do a recover system. After I did that it was working fine until stupidly I try to download the free trail again. Same thing happend. So I …

I am buying a domain. What's the difference between all of the (dot) .whatevers? Thank you.

i have deleted my sound by an accsedent can anyone help me ?

Sad to say I found that my daughter had added DDR1 memory from her old computer to DDR2 memory in her new computer-- this is a big no-no. Different number of pins on the two types of memory.

How about we dedicate this thread to ideas for starting a home based business? Just post an idea you may have, it may not be the right idea for you, but it may be great for someone else! Here are the points: 1. Find a local manufacturer of products that …

Last night i full scan my pc for a possible virus due to some reasons. Then I detected a trojan virus after a detection: the effected components was the explorer.exe and some systm file in windows. After prompting me the detection my screen for a while...a long time...so i decided …

[COLOR=red]Please can you tell me how I can print off a list of my computer's software?[/COLOR]

Hello Techies, I'm not a techie, just love computers. I bought a Toshiba lap top about 2 years ago and since then, I've had nothing but problems. Thank GOD I purchased a warranty because now I get a new lap top for the same price I paid. Basically, what is …

Hi All!! Plse HELP!! I need to avail various ranges on different sheets in an in Excel 2003 workbook for users to type in. However, I need the cells to be locked upon saving of workbook. How do I do it? Thanks Luma

Hello, I am currently working on my master thesis on the subject of improving the process of disaster recovery in IT. The title of my thesis paper is [B]“A [/B][B]Plan to Prevail: Strengthening the Resilience of Disaster Recovery Processes”[/B]. As part of this thesis I am conducting a survey where …