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I just installed a western digital slave drive in my pc. When I reboot the found new hardware wizard pops up. I have formatted the slave drive and I still get the wizard. I have checked the Master/Slave connections on the drives and they are correct. Does anyone have an …

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Hi, I have Emachines T2824. My computer won't start this morning. I do not even hear fan or any beep. I do see LED on my motherboard working and plug on the wall is also working. Any suggestions? Thanks, Shri

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please excuse me if i am thick, but my computer knowledge is limited. my friend has just taken delivery of a new computer from dell and is having problems. we have tried to install the modem software and found it taking a hell of a long time so we looked …

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[COLOR=#000000]I have a bit of a dilemma and was hoping some of you guys could maybe help me out. I am switching a hard drive out on a laptop that I have determined to be faulty. I was able to backup the needed data onto a usb thumb drive, but …

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Just bought a new 120gb WD hard drive. I plug it in, and Windows doesn't seem to recognise it. It pops up with "Found new Hardware", and the add hardware wizard simply says it is working properly. BIOS also shows the hard drive is there and working. Whats up? Do …

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Hi all, a friend of mine has a computer tht she recently bought, pretty much everytime she uses it, after a while (no specific time period) it will either crash then reboot, or just randomly reboot. the fact that it is crashing makes me think of the Ram... the Fact …

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First off, I tried to hook up my old harddrive to one of my newer computers, without setting it as secondary with that little pin on back. Anyway, I get that hooked in and on my screen it says Input signal out of range. Doesn't start up or anything. I …

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So I recently replaced the motherboard in my Toshiba TE-2000 Notebook. (Model PT200U-00KLU902) The original problem with the old board had been that it would not start up. The only thing that would happen was that the green power LED would come on. Nothing else. So, all the forums and …

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I'm in the middle of upgrading my system and bought a new mobo and ram but when I try and boot into my XP disk it just doesn't happen, the CD ROM is on top priority in the bios but when it says "Press any button to boot from CD" …

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I am having trouble removing Update.exe Spyware/Adware. I don't know how it arrived ... I am very careful where I browse and what I download, but unfortunately, I am not the only one who uses this computer. I have provided some behavior details because I know there are many different …

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Hi, Please could someone take the time to check my hjt log as I'm having trouble with meesenger and ie hanging. Many, many, MANY thanks in advance! :) Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 20:03:16, on 07/01/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011) Running …

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Hi , I posted a message some days back that hard disk crashed ..and asking what were my options.. well finally I need to replace the disk Now iam planning t buy a new drive and i am told by Dell suppprt that I can only replace with a ATA …

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Hi All (windows xp pro Genuine,1024 ram,AMD Athlon 64 3200 unclocked,Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA Socket AM2 mobo 20 gig main drive) I have tried to install a sata drive(160gb Samsung) which proved a little tricky having not turned off the raid function in the bios but i thought it was all ok …

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hey guys, heres one for ya.... im about to buy a whole set of brand new components including a HiperPower580Watt PSU thing is... something that im not sure about...:confused: take a look at this motherboard.. [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=443853[/url] as u can see in the picture.. there is a 4pin psu connector near …

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I volunteered to empty 2 warehouses full of older PCs for the church. The PCs were donated by a school district. The church was planning on sending them to Peru, but things didn't work out for them. For my efforts, I planned on taking 5 or 6 of the PCs …

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I Have A Tar file and was wondering how, if possible, to convert it to avi or something burnable. Please help

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I was reading an article in maximum pc about building a $1500 pc. Anyway one of the components was xp pro oem. It said the price was $99. Where did he get this for that price? I want it.

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I have a file on my hdd that is 16gb big and i created the movie file in adobe premiere and while i was opening it in nero, I had some type of error in nero that corrupted the program, since then i reformatted nero and continued with other projects …

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I don't know if this is the right place to post this. If not please let me know where it should go. I have a client, an association, that wants to be able to set up emails for all of its members [email]member@association.com[/email]. The email will be a simple redirect …

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ive been running my computer on Win XP for while now and just yesterday my computer crashes out when trying to update world of warcraft....haha imagine that >_> so anyways i try to boot back up i get past the XP boot screen but never make it to the Welcome …

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Hi, I have DSL connection in my office and I want to use it at home. How can I connect using dial-up? Kindly help me on how to set up the configuration?

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My brothers pc keeps shutingdown after we start it.he told me he open it to clean it up and after he try to start it up it keeps shutingdown...i checked pw with one that works and it did the same.Same with ram i change it and same thing happens.Also i …

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If I shut my PC off, the next time I try to boot up, it freezes on the HP blue screen (does not make it to Windows XP screen). This has been going on for a couple months now. If I shut my computer off, unplug it from the wall …

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Hello, I'm using Windows XP Home Edition. I had installed SoftIce and now it's removed from my system. But here's the problem, I can no longer see the Windows Logo when I start the computer, there just appears a black screen with a cursor. And right after I log in, …

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:) is it possible to install my new maxtor 100gb h/d in one computer & load windows xp pro, then take it out & install it into another w/out any conflics? i have a W3080 Emachine w/ a 2.167 ghz athlon processor & going to install another 512 chip & …

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Hi there I've never posted to a support forum before so here goes :cheesy: First of all I'll give you the details of my network and then the problem! Total PCs: 7 (including 2 laptops which access network wirelessly) IP Addresses: Handled by DHCP server on router Router: D-Link DI-524 …

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ok, heres my situation...:sad: a friend of mines computer, after a reboot, RANDOMLY refused to boot in to windows, the error message was something like.. cannot complete boot because the file lsasrv.dll is missing or corrupted. so.. i couldnt get it to boot up, i tried safe mode, and still …

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Right now I currently have a P4 2.4 GHz processors with an MSI 648F Neo motherboard, and a GeForceFX 5600 graphics card, and 2 sticks of 512 dual channel. My motherboard recently died along with a stick of my ram. Which mother board should I go with, an Asus P4S800D-X …

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I am sure there are some that will disagree with me but hopefully there is someone who can understand why I have resorted to this. This is a little embarassing, but I am confident that I am not the only person who has been victim to this. I purchased a …

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hello! to every one im a new member here. i want ask maybe somebody can help me i upgrade my computer memory and when i put back the power cord in my computer i heard a sound bzzzz.. and after my computer wont turn on. no power at all. i …

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I have been having some trouble with msn live lately. I can get it to sign in. but after than it just freezes. doesnt do anything else. then i have to end the program. has anyone else been having this issuse, or now a way to fix it? thanks

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It's almost funny how compleatly and utterly broken my computer is. I can normally can handle everyday "house-keeping" and ad removing, by myself. But since my Zonelabs fire wall broke down a few weeks ago my pc has been shot to pieces with viruses, hi jackers ans trojans, and i …

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Hi, im busy downloading a bittorrent file at about 1kb/s... The program i use to download the bittorrent with says that there is a firewall or nat problem. Im working on a small network througth a Kingston router. The Default Gateway adress is 192.168.213.1 but when i enter that in …

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Hi Im having a problem with my browser, every time I try to get onto a webpage, it re-directs first to here: [URL="http://64.111.196.162/click.php?c=fd376e45...dbf4f01&r=6"][COLOR=#0000ff]http://64.111.196.162/click.php?c=fd376e45...dbf4f01&r=6[/COLOR][/URL] then to here: [URL="http://www.yahabags.com/search.php?qq=bbt"][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.yahabags.com/search.php?qq=bbt[/COLOR][/URL] and finally to here: [URL="http://allonfly.com/flash.cfm?nft=1&t=5&p=1"][COLOR=#0000ff]http://allonfly.com/flash.cfm?nft=1&t=5&p=1[/COLOR][/URL] I have run Norton Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, AD-Aware Personal SE, Spybot - Search and Destroy and AVG Anti-Spyware. …

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CPU usage will always rise and fall. Mostly rise. And my laptop is running slower than it was a week or so ago... I'm running Windows XP Home Edition on a Pentium M Processor (1.70Ghz) with 512MB of RAM Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:40:25 PM, on 4/29/2006 …

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You know better, if you let a CRT monitor keep an image on its screen for a long time it makes tracks on it. Is it same for the LCD monitors? Is it a must to use screen saver for LCD monitors too?

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hello i have a t22 IBM Thinkpad Laptop 1st thing: for some reason, whenever i start my Laptop, i have to press on the RAM and hold it like that to get my computer to start starting up. if i don't hold the RAM right, it beeps once (pause) twice …

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i was installing some software when my laptop rebooted to this message stop :c000021a fatal system error the windows logon process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xc0000135 the system has been shut down ive tried restarting in safe mode but i get the same message can anyone help many …

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I never thought I'd live up to my name, but here I am. :cheesy: This is the first Mac i purchased because I was tired of Windows Blue Screens of Death. This is another story. I purchased an iPod 60 G about a year ago from a guy on Ebay. …

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Ok. I have just recently reformatted my hard drive after a corrupted Windows file kept me from booting up the computer. Everything is going well and up to speed, but now my GPU drivers are gone. I have 2 nVidia GeForce 6600GT that my dad gave me and I'm running …

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OK so here goes. I just git rid of a networkable printer, it was old and not working... the toner part malfuntioned. Anywho, I slavaged a sitck of 64 meg ram from it. The lable reads as following 64 MB, SYNCH, 100Mh, CL2 there is a silver text on the …

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i know how to access safe mode via the f8 method. i would like to acquire as much info about all the features and options available immediately following the msdos screen (the screen with the flashing dash in the upper right hand corner). what i am hoping for, is as …

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Howdy All. First time poster so pls. excuse an missteps. I've got a PowerMac Dual 1Gig (MDD) running 10.3.9 and when I Control + Click (same action as going to Finder menu, File, etc) on an item on my desktop (to Get Info, Move To Trash) it not only doesn't …

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I'm putting together a new computer. Nothing is installed in the case yet except for the PSU. I have an ATRIX case that has a built in multifunctional PC temperature controller display and clock. I want to power the PSU up to test the voltages and to power up the …

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Hello, I am new to this forum. I use Windows XP home SP2 I have just set up Dual monitors on my desktop PC. One is 19" LG Flatron and a 17" Diamond Digital Flatscreen. Running on an AGP GeForce FX5500 video card. The 17" is running off a DVI …

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Ive got new win32 some how and I cant get rid of it. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:58:37 PM, on 29/12/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe …

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my pc keeps rebooting even if don't do much... and windows keep saying i have this problem... [URL="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293078"][COLOR=#0000ff]Error Message: STOP 0x000000EA THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER (Q293078)[/COLOR][/URL] my pc's specifiaction nvidia geforce 6200 256mb, p4 2.00ghz, 1 256mb 266mhz ram, 1 512 mb 266mhz ram the windows error report say i have a graphics …

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Hi People. I have been reading similar problems to mine and have not been able to find a solution. Perhaps someone will remember a solution I was unable to find or perhaps shed light on a new solution. Here is my Comp Specs: 1.5gb ddr ram (2chips: 1g, 512mb) Asus …

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I recently moved from US to Hong Kong. I thought that I read my computer correctly in that it would work in US or here. I purchase an adapter and like a dummie plug directly into the socket. I heard a sizzle then a pop and then say a little …

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My pages load extremely slow on Internet Explorer. My DSL internet provider did a check and my speeds are fine. All worked great when they connected their lap top to my DSL line. The slow page loads was narrowed down to my puter. I have done the following already: ran …

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