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Hi there, my name is Don & new to the Forum & I hope This is the right section, I unfortunately suffered the net result of an Operating System malfunction (XP Home service pack 2 etc).and I am not very impressed, more highly stressed at the moment & I would … | |
I recently reinstalled windows xp on my computer (dell dimension 2350). Everything is now working except my internet/ethernet connection. I have the cord set up properly (it worked before reinstallation), and i have tried installing the proper network driver (downloaded from dell.com) but it doesn't work. Either nothing happens, or … | |
I recently sent my PC to the Doctors because the Motherboard had decided to be a twat, i recieved it back and it was a lot lot better! however 2 days later a message popped up "Please activate your Windows Activation Key" Is this something he forgot to do? JK | |
![]() | Hi new here, came accross this place looking for the answer to my problem: I have msn messenger, i use it regularly, if i have new mail - it pops up saying so and i click on it to try and access the mail but page goes blank! same if … |
Hi Everyone Can anyone help me out with a small problem please. Clicking a hyperlink in Outlook Express does not work; I have to cut and paste the link to my browser. This problem is also occuring in document folders. Do not have any problem with my browser or web … | |
A person whom I work with, believes that his PC has caught a Virus / Nasty, since hooking his system to the Internet a few days ago. He described to me, that his system will boot, but has no function at all once it gets to the desktop, so he … | |
Can anyone tell me how to remove this from computer? Ad-Aware finds it and removes it but once computer is re-booted or shut down it shows up again...any help would be great Thanks Heidi | |
My friend told me he clicked a link in my AIM profile and it messed up his computer. I checked my AIM profile and whatever file that is doing it is on my laptop and desktop. My virus scan and spyware didn't pick it up. On my profile it says … | |
Every now and then I get a popup saying I need to get Winfixer 2005.How can I get this off my computer please? Thanks in advance. Here is my hijack this log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:34:53, on 30/10/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet … | |
i need help!!my PC is running under two windows on 2 different partition.XP home on C drive,XP pro on D drive.The problem now is,i was unable to change my main boot disk to the CD!!i cant get to the BIOS setup!is there any other way to get in the BIOS … | |
On the odd occason when I switch on my PC for the first time I get a black screen with the message 'Windows Protection Error - you need to restart your computer. When I reboot it offers me Safe Mode but if I click on the 'Normal Start' choice it … | |
Well i am having htis problem with my taskmanager ! i ve tryed the following: -Crtl + ALT + Delete : Which didnd't respond at all... -Right click on the start menu and Task manager : NOTHING happened either -Run > Taskmgr :says that this is being used by another … | |
Does anyone know of any software that will rip audio from a DVD? What I'm trying to do is pull some music off some DVD's and was wondering if there was any decent software out there that would allow you to do this. Would Sound Forge or Cool Edit allow … | |
Hi, I am working on a Tiny Win 98 desktop. Eactime the computer boots up, it brings up Task Scheduler and Windows Explorer windows. How do I get rid of these two so they don't pop up at start up? Any one? Thanks | |
i don't know how to explain it in the title, but this is what happens: at startup, you get to the loading screen(windows xp pro with the three moving blocks). as soon as that's done, you get the blueish screen that has "windows xp" just to the right of the … | |
Hi When I start the pc sometimes, it boots then totally shut itself off (turn off). How do I fix this problem? I already tried to fix it thru sys c: command in dos and reinstallation of windows but it still happens... Thanks! Win98se | |
Dont know if this is to do with virus or adware but lately my window XP SP2 keep freezing up esp. when I use canon IP3000 to print DVD label. My system is Athlon XP2600+192Ghz Here's the log: Could you please help to tell if it's OK. Thanks a lot … | |
ok.. when writing cd-r, everything goes find but after it has been written, the disc is empty and nothing is written. however, cd-rw works fine, no problem in writing cd-rws. im using samsung combo drive sm348d com is hp p4 2.6ghz 512 ram 80gb hd using win xp tried maxell … | |
im trying to mak2 computer from some spare parts but i encounter one problem on each one. the first one is that doesnt recognize d hd but recognize the cdroms and everything else except any hd that is mouted to it, the hd isnt damaged because i bot it on … | |
ok guys i really hope someone knows the answer, i will be so grateful... we just re-formatted our hd all the data was stored on dvd's (as data) using nero 6. music was stored on 2 disks,and work fine.. all other data including programme files, photos, word documents etc were … | |
Hi!! I was copying some mp3 music files onto my pen drive (for personal use only ). Now , some of those files which i copied no longer play , even the original files. You can see their icon( Winamp icon ,for instance), they have their proper size and before … | |
[B][COLOR=Blue]Long time no Post! Location: 300 Hall OS: XP Problem: When the teacher logs in, there is an error message:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=DarkRed] [I]Rtvscan.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created.[/I][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=Black]Any ideas as to what might … | |
Recently, Id say within the last month, my computer has began to shut down, as in turn off, on its own. No warnings from windows, it just shuts down. Does not restart. Typically after it shuts down I press the power button, and it takes about 15-20 seconds before I … | |
Hello, I've recently noticed on my Inspirion 8600 (ATI Radeon mobility 9600) that on gifs, and some jpgs, I'm losing color on (for example the smilies, icons, and banners on this site) almost as if my 32-bit color has been reduced greatly. I've tried resetting my settings but no no … | |
alright, i came home from school one day to find that my internet browsers kept crashing when i opened them. I used my ewido scanner and my adaware twice fully. i noticed that one thing kept staying there, surfsidekick, i went into the registry and tried to pick it out … | |
I have a dell laptop running windows media edition 2005 service pack 2. Some time gao I noticed that advertisements on web pages that I visit are no longer loading. The page itself loads but not the advertisements, they simply show the "page cannot be displayed" term. I wouldn't mind … | |
Hey everyone. After having crunchy help me a few months ago I finally go a virus that would prevent me from booting and EVEN overwrote my Backup CD files that came with my computer. So I had to do a master reset. Right now nothing in particular is wrong but … | |
Hi guys,I assembled a new computer with onboard video,via p4m800 chipset and an intel celeron d 2.26 ghz processor but the only thing that I can see working is the fan and I can hear hdd drive spinning,open and close the CD-ROM drives, but that's all about it! ,nothing on … | |
I have windows media palyer 9. Whenever I try to play a video I only hear the sound but the picture freezes. Then the computer crashes and i have to restart. This happens too when i play a dvd. I have removed the player and reinstalled it but to no … | |
My first computer was bought with Windows ME, and it has worked pretty much for a long time, recently I was discussing my PC attack by malware (Spyware, virus and trojan) It cost a total of $140 to clear them. Prior to that happening this year, I had surfed the … | |
Hello, I've got the qoolaid trojan downloader and can't get rid of it. Norton and Ewido etc. find it and can't delete it. I go through safe mode and still can't delete them manually. Here is my hijackthis log. Any help would be great. My systems are the identification of … | |
It's hard to do anything on my computer these days with all the pop-ups coming in. I also get prompts to download winfixer. Please help - I am including my HijackThis report below: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:02:00 AM, on 11/7/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) … | |
Hello There! I was chatting on skype and MSN one night with a friend and all of a sudden my USB mouse tablet stopped responding, everything else kept going fine, so i rebooted. Now when the computer posts it returns an error saying something to the effect of "DRAM timing … | |
I've tried extensive searches but not been able to get this old ASUS L7300 notepad to connect to my wireless modem/router. Wireless router is SpeedTouch 580, PCMCIA cards I have are BT 1060 & SpeedTouch 110G. The router works fine with main PC and 3 other laptops in house (all … | |
:sad: please help. I cannot drag anything on my desktop to anywhere! I cannot drag files to the trash, to folders, or drag folders anywhere! I have shut down and restarted, I have checked the disk. what can I do? | |
Hello. I talked with Apple and Charter (my isp) about this to no avail. My father sent some .jpgs in varying sizes, averaging around 400-700 Kb. I forwarded a 632 Kb image (actually 403 Kb on my desktop) back to him and to myself. His was rejected by his isp … | |
My problem is i can't open just one web site have no problem with no other program the site i try to contact is [url]http://doublemoneynow.com[/url] when i try to go in this site there is a page open for search ... i did try by ....my web search also by...and … | |
Trouble since day one! It just shuts down now and then showing a blue screen error display. Finally got it checked out in a service station ( AND it took three weeks to get it back )... well... the shutting down stopped... but now it´s slower in all..AND It crashes … | |
Please help me to fix the virus Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:19:31 AM, on 11/7/2005 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\savedump.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\xpjava.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe … | |
I have a problem with my Display properties - i fired up my new laptop running XP the other day and without me changing the settings, the screen resolution changed and i can't get it changed back. I believe my pixel setup was 1280 x 1024 which gives the larger … | |
Hi, I'm afraid I'm not that clued up on computers but goggled my problem and came across this site so thought as you guys are all geniuses from what I’ve been reading you maybe able to help? ;-) When someone sends me a link or I try and open a … | |
Is It Possible To Stop That Blank Taskbar Button Flashing Up From Time To Time? If Im Veiwing Any Video In A Media Player It Pops Up And Gets Mildly Annoying! Im On Xp Home Ed. Any Ideas Appreciated. Im New To Computers Try Not To Baffle Me? | |
Hello Frnds, I have a problem which is not going to solve.. actually the prob is wen i load turbo c++ dos version on any client system than the cpu usage rises to 100%, and the system starts no responding situation for other programs. following is the log generated by … | |
hi really this issue is troubling: I exported the database structure using the phpmyadmin as harry.sql from my local system.now I went to company server/cpanel /mysql database.created a user with username and password. I would like to import this file and I tried the same way that I used to … | |
Hi, I have a printed with only a USB port and I would like to use it as a wireless. The only printservers I can find require a parallel port. Can anyone suggest a solution? Thanks, Kay :confused: | |
I recently Ghosted my O/S drive from 40Gb to 80Gb. The system boots ok, to the log in screen but when you log in the system shuts down. Any suggestions? | |
hi all I have installed apache server on my comp. people on the LAN can access it by my IP address. But I would like them to access it using an easier text name....not the complicated nos. Is there any way to do this...and what are the precautions I need … | |
Hi, I already set up apache. How do I set it to a domain name? Do I have to buy the name? Thanx. | |
hi in my college we are using debian operating systems to install apache 5. now would i be able to install apache in redhat operating system and use the same commands as debian system? thanx |
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