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I've been having a frequent problem where I have a strong internet connection, but neither Firefox nor IE will connect. I get either timeout errors or "can't find the server" errors. This sometimes happens from boot up, but more often happens while I'm surfing. Rebooting usually corrects the problem and …

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I'm the student of computer systems engineering. I have to submit my proposal on 10th april. My teachers Have recommend me to design a RFID Based Attendance system for the university with graphical interface in a TABLET PC. (android) Can anyone elaborate the following concepts for me? 1. What hardware …

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So a few months ago I took my heatsink off, and I noticed that no booting would take place; not even BIOS. Eventually, after continuous and repetitive power ons and offs, it would occasionally work again. I then removed the heatsink again, and the CPU from the socket to inspect …

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Which one is better? Windows 7 or Windows XP comparing the following: 1. cost 2. resources needed 3. speed 4. reliability

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1. ihave dell-inspiron1525.may i update xp to windows7 or 8.if yes how can i? 2. i cant view (cs5)psd files in thumpnails.how to view.

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My 6 month old laptop has needed 4 reformats so far because of disk problems and now it wont boot past the windows loading screen. i played around and i found a diganositc test that could be run through the bios and it passed everything up till one called DST …

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I'm connected to the Internet, but I can no longer access any websites. When I open Mozilla Firefox, I get the message "The connection was refused when attempting to contact www.(any site I try).com." Sometimes I get another message that says "The document contains no data." When I open IE, …

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So,my computer has been acting up. About a week ago my GPU fan started making a high pitched, loud whirring sound. This was odd, since my pc is near silent. So I turn it off, check the fan, clean it of dust, and turn it back on. It starts whirring …

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Please can anybody help me? I have just bought a WD 160gb external portable hard drive and when installing by the usb cable it loads software onto the laptop but then connot find this drive anywhere. When i Right Click on this then on Properties a message saying that This …

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Hi. I need to create a diagram for a WAN/LAN for a company with a head office (10000 users) & 4 branches connected via a VPN. Hosts as follow, HO: 10000 hosts Branch 1: 9000 hosts Branch 2: 4000 hosts Branch 3: 2000 hosts Branch 4: 1500 hosts How do …

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I'm getting this Unable to find driver for this platform "ACPI", on the kernel panic screen at startup. I can't reboot into safe mode. In single user mod, the same error message appears and I can't type anything after it does. so any 1 can help me help ,me out:sad:

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when I try to enter the C: root, it goes to C: \ Users \ PC1> so I've tried pressing E: so it goes to E:> when I saw press C: so it goes to C: \ Users \ PC1> again, it has worked until today, but now it does …

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Motherboard: ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe CPU installed: Pentium D 3.0 GHz (dual core) Memory Installed: 3gb DDR2 (2x 1gb + 2x 512mb) both are 1066mhz Video card: 512mb Nvidia 210 PCI (not PCI-E) card. I needed an s-video out because this will eventually be a media center connected to a TV …

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I have seen a lot of posts on how to change your wireless internet NAT settings, although, I have a non-wireless Xbox Live setup. I have my Motorola modem, not wireless router that is plugged by Ethernet to the back of my Xbox 360, a cord that goes into the …

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I think I screwed up the installation of my NetGear WG602v2 wireless access point. I followed the installation guide (configured my pc with the ip address of the WG602, connected the wg602 to the ethernet port, connected to the wg602 and logged in) up to the step "click the IP …

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Please, **before** posting a useless answer just for the sake of saying something ***read*** the post. I bought a laptop at a flea market "as is". No returns accepted. While installing the drivers for my printer, I got a message that said something like the OS in which I was …

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My windows XP won't start up on my laptop I was trying to load safe mode to clear some problems i knew i had (Infostealer), and my computer stopped at the "Windows is starting up screen" before i could get to the user list. It had been working just fine …

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Hi my sony vaio notebook will not boot it starts up then goes to a window saying windows did not start successfully and gives me options to start in safe mode etc.. but when you click on any of the options the screen goes blank then says something about physical …

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Good day gentlemen! Anybody have tried flashing/upgrading HP Pavilion dv9700(service tag dv9819wm). Ive got this "TPM or TPM has a problem". I need to upgrade or flash my bios. I dont have usb floppy drive. But I have a usb flash drive of 4gb. Anyone can show some solution? I …

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I have read(in an unsolved thread) that IE9 does not support framesets. i still use ie8 and it works just fine for me, but when i upgrade, ie9 acts like its infected and hangs i tried reinstalling with security essentials disabled, but no luck, could windows defender be interfering? i …

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Hey, I have a problem with my microphone in windows 7 on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1525). When I'm using "Listen to this device" feature the microphone recorded sound has a small delay. I mention that i have already installed the latest driver for my soundcard and that on Windows …

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Hi there, Here is my problem and a mean one: :mad: I get this message "Windows/System32/Config/System file missing or corrupt" when I try to boot into XP Pro and get no further. I have read all the info on how to fix this using the Recovery Console with the XP …

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can anyone tel me how to bypass blocked websites.. plz don't tel me abt proxy websites... instead of proxy websites is there any method?.........

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Hello, I'm not sure where this topic should be posted, but I hope it fits here... I have been browsing around the Internet for information about using multiple webcams connected to a single computer (I'm interested in webcams for PCs). My problem is that, after a week of searching through …

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I have a Gateway MX7340 laptop that is two years old. Windows XP SP2. When I power it up all I get is a black screen and I do not hear any processes running, only the fan. Nothing happens at all. The computer did not come with a start up …

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Hi. I have a dell dimension 8200. I bought a Linksys wireless PC adapter, which is installed in my computer and working fine. I am trying to access my roommate's wiresless network. She has a G4 Mac laptop and her wireless network allows more than one user. When I go …

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Daughter's been off to college, and trying to use her old Thinkpad R31, but it asks for her user name and password, and she can't remember it. Any way to work around this?

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[URL="http://www.intego.com"]Intego[/URL] [URL="http://www.intego.com/news/hellrts-backdoor-can-allow-malicious-remote-users-to-control-macs.asp"]announced[/URL] today that there is an actual virus threat to the invincible [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Mac[/URL]: HellRTS.D Backdoor. Yep, that's right, a Mac virus just waiting to take control of your iThis and iThat. It would have been funnier if the virus had a better name, but hey, virus writers aren't necessarily …

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Hi everyone, I am currently working on my friends HP Pavilion DV2415nr and I'm in a world of trouble if I can't fix it. At first, the computer would randomly blackout and require a restart which cleared the issue. I ruled out software issues and thought that it had to …

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Everytime I start this application, it automatically closes. Does anyone have any ideas how to solve this problem? Thankyou, Regards X

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Hi guys especially in the industry . . i need to choose a final year project covering the fields Networking + Programming + Hardware = FYP If you know any hot topics like Cloud computing which have scope in near future or now adays.

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I get an"Invalid Boot.ini file booting from C:\windows" message when starting up . I use WIN XP. I have done a search for this file which shows 0kb as contents. The computer boots up after this message but I tried to repair or reinstall win xp but because of this …

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Ay up chucks! My wife's toshiba laptop (satellite M40 - 313 windows XP SP2 1 Gb RAM etc just over 1 year old) has suddenly died. She went to turn it on and all it does is beep pathetically, whirr a bit then it tries again 3 or 4 times …

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I have an ATI 3D rage II+dvd video/tv tuner card. I think it's and older card but its ok for what I need it for does any one know where I can get the program to view TV through it. I don't need the driver windows 2000 pro finds it. …

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Running Windows XP Hey, i'm new here and need some help with my computer.:) I setted my computer to start up automatically when I turn on the power switch in BIOS and now when I turn my switch on it wont start. It will only start when I turn the …

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Let the anti-apple rant begin!!!! <rant> I hate Macs and i hate mac users too. I have always hated them for all my life. When try (and fail because im blinded by its stupid white and silver shinyness) to sit down to use a Mac, the first thing into my …

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Hi everyone. thanks in advance. I have a DELL Inspiron 8600 laptop, running windows xp. When I turn on my computer it tells me: [B]Primary Hard Disk drive 0 not found[/B]. It also makes the loudest clicking noise. (It ran some scan before all this happened.. i think it might …

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I am active in another thread that is turning into a bit of a flame-war. (So I thought i would bring the fight to the lounge! :-) [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1570898"]HERE[/URL] So I wanted To Start A New Thread, as I couldn't find one. So, Please only reply if your answer contributes something …

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Hi all Have a problem, loaded nero, ranperfect for a couple of days and then started picking up errors. Nero support suggested- Nero fix, if this didnt work uninstall/ reinstall. Fix didnt work and when i try uninstall it runs through half the process and i get the following message. …

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Earlier today I downloaded a game recording client from wegame.com and macromedia flash 8. After both were done my computer froze up so i had to reset. Everything seemed fine so i started working on macromedia. In the middle of me working on it the monitor turned black and said …

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Hello Group, I'm running with MS XP Professional, version 2002, service pack 3. Many of you may well have already heard that there are some problems being encountered by some users with trying to install the update for SQL S/Pack 3. KB970892. As I do a lot of traveling with …

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Hi guys, i have been having trouble installing MAC osx Lion or any other mac. This is my computer specs: Asus P8P67 LE Intel i5 2500 3.3Ghz NVida GTX 460 1gb 8gb RAM (4 x 2gb) 1333mhz Kingston I was wondering you guys could let me know step by step …

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My mouse pointer is completely stuck in the middle of the screen!:sad: I thought it was the mouse so got a new PS2 mouse. Plugged it in and the mouse was still stuck. This made me think that maybe the PS2 socket was faulty so i bought a USB mouse. …

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Hello, A customer of mine dropped off a Dell Latitude D600 notebook that runs fine using battery power but shuts off when plugged in. Short circuit maybe? The strangest part (to me) is that the battery charges when the laptop is off and plugged in. If you try to power …

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Hi Guys! I Need Help Getting Into My Dell D600 Laptop, I Forgot My Password And Now I Cannot Use It Anymore. It Has No Cd Rom So There Is No Other Was. Please Help

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Hi .. i am unable to install any anti virus or run avast as i dont know what is wrong with my system and this is irritating me neither i can open task manager as it says it has been disabled by admin nor can i run safe mode, please …

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Hi everyone, I wonder if you can help me out . A few days ago when my PC was shutting down and the power was switched off corrupting some file and giving me this blue startup screen "Unmountable_Boot_Volume". I tried many suggestions about using the recovery console to fix this, …

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