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| | hey, I have a compaq and I must have deleted something becuase now all that shows up when I start up my computer is my wallpaper with no icons but i can press ctrl alt delete and run a new task from there. So I was looking around and found … |
| | Hi there i have a computer that im trying to format and re-install Windows XP professional but when i boot up the disk and press enter to install WinXp it says hard disk not found press F3 to quit. Can anyone help me? |
| | i just got my computer back from a computer repair store and they didnt install windows, i took it home and tried to install it and it says "Hard disk drive not found" so i call them back and they say i need to use the Asus A8V DDeluxe cd … |
| | I'm running Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633 on XP Home. When I go to certain websites, e.g. [url]www.rfu.com[/url] - the browser window closes automatically. Can anyone help? |
| | Could someone check out this HJT log and tell me what you think. Thanks Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:59:57 PM, on 9/9/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program … |
| | What i am going to do if i will start my computer and it says " Inser system diskette and press enter to continue" I dont know about system diskette.... pls help |
| | Hi, I'm working on a friend's pc, it seems to run fine. I scanned for viruses with AVG, used SuperAntiSpyware to scan for spyware and both found nothing. The only problem is that everytime the pc boots up, it instantly shows the "My Computer" screen. Thanks. |
| | I had to remove service pack 2 for xp from my computer. It would not recognise my camcorder. In windows xp pre service pack 2 it would recognise my camcorder. It connects through firewire. I cant get it to recognise the camera at all when service pack 2 is installed. … |
| | Hi! I´m having AVG Anti-Virus free Edition informing me of a virus.... Win32/CryptExe... Unfortunately, AVG says it can´t delete it. Here is my hijackthis: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 08:24:30 p.m., on 08/09/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe … |
| | help! I realy need some advice on wat to do. I have an Asus Travelmate514xv. when i plug it in, the cd drive light blinks, the power light blinks, and the cd drive makes a cliking sound. this happens whether the bnattery is in or out, or the cd drive … |
| | I know that this is kinda old but I am unable to install this video card on my computer. When I put the card in and start windows it does not recognize the driver that came with the machine or the one that is on the vidia websight. When I … |
| | Hi, I recently came back home from a trip of 2 days, when I came back home to switch on my PC, I heard a "pop" noise from the processor, and when I hit the main button on the processor to switch it on, nothin happens. I was told there … |
| | Hello, Today when i got on the computer i noticed a red x on the taskbar and it kept on bringing up a bubble saying that i need to download something to get rid of it, i just closed it then i noticed that my desktop background had changed to … |
| | [COLOR="Blue"]Hi everybody, I'm having a problem with a VERY slow computer. I ran HJT and fixed some 02 NO name-no file entries, and also a RO entry for Search Assistant. When I re-booted, the Search Assistant entry was back. Can anybody help me get rid of it? This is my … |
| | Using Outlook Express, is it possible to block out any and everything coming from an [U]ISP [/U] (who is allowing spam to come through it's system)? If so, how do I do it?  |
| | Hey guys If someone could help me with the following problem it would be really appreciated. Its as follows. There are two computers, one router (Linksys WRT54GL), and a wireless usb attena. The one computer is connected directly through ethernet and the other wireless. What happens is my internet stops … |
| | When i switch my computer on it plays a long beep over and over again untill i get pissed off and switch the computer off, I have tryed removing the RAM puting it back, puting RAM in from another computer, removing hardware ect but it has had no effect and … |
| | Just moved into my apartment for college, signed up for the 256k cable package through kms internet. Hooked up a WBR-2310 D-link router (wireless) to provide internet to my desktop and a laptop. Both computers download files at about 600-900 bytes (yes bytes, not kbytes) per second. sometimes it will … |
| | Hi everybody, We are using Outlook2003. I need some help from you. When I click Send/Receive, i receive one and the same message more than 7 times and if i marked it to download and leave a message on the server, it says that the message is no longer on … |
| | [quote=fry;231535]it looks like that you have a SATA drive, and window doesn't recognize some of sata controllers, you need to install sata drivers befor installing windows. while the drivers initialization, you are offered to press F6 and install SCSI of SATA drivers. you just press F6 insert floppy disk(it must … |
| | I updated a virus scanner a couple of weeks ago and now my computer crawls at a terribly slow pace. I'm not sure if this is coincidence or not, but I can't handle this anymore. Also, when I'm on the computer, every 15-20 minutes it just locks up for about … |
| | I recently had problems with my computer and I was able to fix most of them exept for one and I was hoping someone could help me fix it. I am running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 installed. I have World of Warcraft (MMORPG for those … |
| | I have a HP 753N 2.53GHz P4 Desktop System w/CD-RW/DVD. When the power button is pushed it just makes a clicking sound but will not stay powered. The fans momentarily come on, hard drive tries to spin up, but when I release the power button it just shuts off. Have … |
 | Hi all, I have quite a bit of memory in my computer & it's still never enough. Someone recommended I get a memory manager software program. What do you guys recommend? Thanks Michelle  |
| | Hello! I have looked through some of the posts and I understand that several other people are having the problem that I have. Whenever I click on links (most commonly on the search engine results) the page gets redirected to another page. For example, if I was going to look … |
 | I don't know if this is the place to ask... Last night I was on my computer when the connection failed...limited or no connectivity. After several hours of reconfiguring the router rebooting the PC, router, uninstalling and reinstalling the network card...still nothing. If I connect directly to teh DSL modem...I … |
| | i recently turned off a bunch of services that i don't need and for some reason the dependencies description for services is no longer showing up. could it be a service i turned off? i researched them all first and this was never mentioned. Application Management Background Intelligent Transfer Service … |
| | I have an old pent.111 : 15 gig hd : 320 mem. I just loaded win xp. It was loading fine up till the last 5 min. which took 30 min. However, it finnished loading. Whenever I try to load anything or even play pinball it may take 5 minutes … |
| | PLEASE HELP ME, Last night i seemed to have acquired a bug! There is an icon in the bottom left of the screen that alternates between a blue question mark and a no-entry sign. It makes this alert pop up and directs me to download "spyburst" to remove it. Everything … |
 | Hi, My computer, Configuration: 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 800 FSB, Abit IC7 G Motherboard, 512 Mb DDR 400, Abit Siluro FX5200 DT 128Mb Graphics Card, has been having problems with freezing. I flashed the BIOS and the first time I got the Message "CMOS Checksum error - Defaults loaded". The … |
 | is there a mac like dock that i can use for linux? I'm trying to make fedora look like mac.  |
 | Ok here is my new desktop setup for Ubuntu 6.06. Ive got Linista 3 as the GTK/Metacity theme, Some Mac OS X icons, XGL/Compiz installed and running, CGWD vista aero theme, A application panel up top that is hidden unless rollover, some terminal changes (transparency, text, text color), and I … |
| | I have a "Wunders" MP3 player. At least that's what it says whet I start it. I dn;t know what happened, one day it simply shut down and wouldn;t open again. I updated it's software, but now instead of 256 MB as it was before, has only 128. What hapenne … |
| | I have a gateway model m275 laptop that won't save usernames and passwords in anything. I've tried various tech supports but no one has an answer. This computer is about 18 months old. Can anyone help me??  |
| | Hello. I kkep getting this message on my taskbar that says "Your computer is infected! Critical System Error! System detected virus activities. They may cause critical system failure. Please, use antimalware software to clean and protect your system from parasite programs. Click here to get all available software." Im preety … |
| | I'm almost too embarassed to post this problem as I am an IT professional supporting +a network of users over 2500 strong covering EMEA! I have a second laptop which I bought in January 2005, and it just won't stay on any longer. I have done everything possible and even … |
| | On Friday morning, the electric went off for a very short amount of time. My Gateway is plugged into a power surge protector. Monitor works on another computer but goes into "analog power save mode" within seconds of rebooting offending computer. On startup, the fan runs and runs and runs …  |
| | For the past week, I've been getting a pop-up message saying something like "generic host server...and then Win32". After this message appears I get disconnected from the internet and can't connect unless I restart or shut down the computer. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? It's happening … |
| | i'm using an armada m700 laptop, i noticed that its getting hot whenever i am using it and it is also hanging. I also noticed that the fan is not functioning thus it hangs when it is used for 30 minutes or more. I disassembled the laptop and put thermal … |
| | Hi i just bought a new hard drive mother board and processor. Its running a Intel 865GV MSI but it did not come with a sata driver. When i called the guy he said Intel MSI doesn't need 1.But i cant seem to install windows on the new pc. Where … |
| | Hi all, Currently, I'm looking for an upgrade for my graphic card. A card that is below $100 and have better perfermance than my *NVIDIA Geforce4 MX 420* and can handle the game graphics such as world of warcraft. My computer model is Dell Dimension 4550 with 1GM ram and … |
| | Hey all, Long time reader -- first time poster. I have a Toshiba M40 Laptop (canadain version) and as luck would have it 1 month after my warranty expired... bam, the computer refused to work. First off, I dropped the pc a while back, and as a result the DVD … |
| | I've just got a new computer and want to modify normal.dot in Word. It's OK as long as I have Word open, but when I close it and then reopen, the changes have not been saved. Any suggestions? |
| | Dear Friends, I have posted my hijack log here. Please help me to get rid of Critical System Error message Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:11:58 PM, on 9/6/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe … |
 | inspiron 2200, bios protected password. How do I reset or remove that password. ultimately the cd rom has failed and I need to change the boot sequence to boot from usb device to install os |
| | Automatic updates come up fine but when going to Start>Microsoft Updates or Tools>Windows Updates in IE it sucessfully gets to the Microsoft updates page with the Express or Custom option only. Once you press either of those buttons it quickly loads a page saying; "Windows Update has encountered an error … |
| | Just a quick question really, if you wanted to go sli, say with a xfx 7900gt would you have to buy another 7900gt from the same manufacturer (xfx in this case)?? or does it not matter? thanks |
| | Good afternoon, I have a strange and frustrating problem with the start menu on a Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Compaq Presario laptop. If you click 'Start' as normal and double click on any applications as normal then they do not open. I have to right click the application and … |
| | I am required to use windows firewall in order to connect to the internet through my school's network, but when I try to turn it on the application screen for it is all greyed out. I have tried accessing services.msc to restart it but from there it seems to be … |
| | I am running Windows XP Prof SP1 on a Celeron 2.0 with 512 MB of RAM. I want to upgrade to SP2. However I do not have the SP2 as a separate patch. I have a Windows XP CD with SP2 integrated into it. If I perfrom an upgrade installation, … |
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