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Have you tried and external monitor? Does it happen when you are moving the screen are whilst it is up not moving? -Maybe it is a loose connection or maybe the screen is going, how old is this?

When I try to reply to a thread I get asked to login. I do this and then instead of the message box coming up, the login page keeps coming up. Why is this happening? Anyone else having this issue? I am using Firefox 3.5.

Got to be good for advertising though. - Hope I'm In that 1000.

Hello, You should try to establish where the problem is. Try contacting your router when this problem happens, try pinging your router. Then try pinging outside of your network; google.com. Who is your ISP? sometimes IP addresses aren't renewed correctly and you get given an invalid IP until you get …

Hello, Can you login from your computer online? [URL="http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/live"]http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/live[/URL] You may need to setup another account; could try contacting them but support from Microsoft isn't fantastic(at least in my opinion). Irony is that some hack their Xbox to get past the ban. - Let us know how it goes.

I am assuming that you are using XP. XP can only be updated to direct 9.0c. Have you tried something else that requires DX 9.0c. Another game for example. Go to start >> run and enter [B]dxdiag[/B] this should tell you the version installed.

Hardly anyone's on IRC at the moment. Never used it myself, had to learn commands, maybe a short guide would help. I'm using ChatZilla addon for firefox. [ATTACH]20081[/ATTACH] To join irc.daniweb.com in the client tab type: [B]/server irc.daniweb.com[/B] A new tab opens (irc.daniweb.com), type: [B]/join #daniweb[/B] Another tab opens, to …

Hello, You can use any brand graphics card, the only restriction is it must fit; pci-e and must have enough power. Can you post the specific card you are looking at?

Hello, Are you after having the internet going to your server(wired) and communicating with the windows machine wireless to allow access to the internet? Or are you trying to use ubuntu as a radius server with an access point so that wireless clients can join and connect to the network?

Hello, You should be able to test this yourself. Create a document in both and try in the other; just make sure you save the document as a word document. - Let us know how it goes.

Hello, What are you after doing? There are lots of things out there related to computing, are you looking for XP specifics? Usually you get tutorials for the software your running as opposed to XP; there is only so much an average user needs to know about their operating system(XP …

Hello, I had trouble with one of my Seagate drives before returning it, they asked me to use a disk diagnosis tool. Try [URL="http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=608&sid=30&lang=en"]Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS[/URL] from western digital (check it is compatible with your type of drive). The tool I used from seagate maybe similar; It reported …

Hello, From What I understand you have an empty drive (G) and you want to install fedora to that. Fedora will not install on a NTFS partition. Try deleting the partition(G) and choose the appropriate file system; perhaps a guided installation for the space that is left. Were this me …

If I had to choose between 2000 and XP, XP would be the winner. If you have a XP or 2000 installation disc you could try running them in a virtual machine; depending on resources required. - Let us know how it goes.

Hello, Do you not think this looks a little messy? You have done a pretty good job getting it working but could you not have spent your time repairing the other laptop? If you were after a better screen you would have been better hooking it up to a TV, …

Hello, Strange, did you create the partition then install the OS or did you let the installation disk create the partition? Perhaps try using all the disk and resize after if possible. - Let us know how it goes.

Hello, Have you recently upgraded the graphics card? Do you have any on-board graphics or another graphics card to try? Have you got the power connected to the graphics card (if required)? - Let us know how it goes

Hello, Have you tried booting the machine without the graphics card? you won't get a picture but if the beeps are the same then it may not be the graphics card but if there are no beeps then it could well be the graphics card. Have you ever overclocked the …

Hello, Are you after burning the PowerPoint to disc so that it plays automatically in a computer or are you after burning it to DVD so you can watch it on a DVD player?

Hello, I am no virus expert so all I can suggest is to post this under the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum64.html"]viruses, spyware and other nasties[/URL] area; it may get more appropriate attention. I could suggest getting a hold of a bootable CD/DVD that can remove the viruses; for example [URL="http://www.ubcd4win.com/"]ubcd4win[/URL].

Hello, So you installed the graphics card. Removed the display cable from the onboard connection, attached it to the graphics card connection and the display doesn't come on? Does the computer show any VGA BIOS information?

Hello, Do the problems present themselves once windows has started or as soon as you turn the computer on? I would suggest you try using a Linux live CD to see if the hardware is working. If the live CD works then it could be you windows installation. - Let …

Have you tried removing the battery and getting power from the power cord? The light that comes on when charging flashes when their is not enough power left in the battery. If the laptop can't run off AC then it may be a power issue.

Hello, We are assuming your laptop still recognised the disk. Can you enter the BIOS and check if the hard drive is actually detected? Did it come up with an error message saying no operating system was detected please insert a disk or did it attempt to boot from something …

Hello, You can only have up to [U][B]4[/B][/U] Primary partitions. However if you create an extended partition you can create additional partitions inside it. Now you should have three primary partitions, for the last partition create a extended partition in the free space then create further partitions inside that. You …

Hello, I don't think there is any unique identifier for USB ports, there isn't a need for it. MAC addresses are used for effective communication. USB ports are usually for transfer of data in some way; the source and destination address is obvious, there is no need for the USB …

Hello, If the laptop is the same as yours I see no problem as far as installation wise. You should be able to change the key. Have a look on your laptop, press [B]windows key+Pause/Break[/B] see if there is an option to change your product key. You could try removing …

Are you trying to delete it via windows Explorer?

Hello, Almost any recent graphics card would be better than what you already have; putting a graphics card in is quite similar to what you say you have done already. However run the system checker [URL="http://www.ea.com/games/medal-of-honor#"]here[/URL]. According to your specs your may only just meet some minimum system requirements. Get …

Hello, Did you install the printer drivers? What software were you using when you tried to print? Did you select the correct printer when you tried to print? -were you asked to save a file?

[QUOTE=Techno22;1378181]Gerbil. Thanks for reply. It was my understanding that any removal had to be paid for on this particular system. I will run it again, following your experience, to see how it goes. I am sorry, but I did not understand the term MBAM and I would appreciate clarification on …

[QUOTE=Louis.S;1377010]my c drive capacity is 160gb[/QUOTE] Are you the original poster? -Yuky? Reply to post #1: You may have system restore points taking up space; you could remove ones not needed.

Hello, Can her email account be accessed on the internet? Is it Webmail? If she can, change the password, someone my have the password for this account. HINT: have a look at the time email was sent, if the computer which she's on is not switched on that would suggest …

Hello, Try manually assigning an IP to the Machines. Does the XP machine lose connectivity just when the Win 7 computer is on or any time? - Let us know how it goes

[QUOTE=sborger;1367585]The company called Periform mada free products. One is called "Deflaggler". Go to Ccleaner.com and look for deflaggler link. While your at it, get the Ccleaner program as well. Will fix a lot of issues.[/QUOTE] I use [B][URL="http://www.piriform.com/defraggler"]Defraggler[/URL][/B] and have not had any problems. Defrag programs do slow your system …

Hello, You may need to fix errors on the disk, if there are corrupt sectors you may need to scan the file system for errors. Have a look at [URL="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265"]this[/URL]. If you can boot into windows with command prompt you maybe able to do it. If you are using the …

Hello, Your going to use your old optical drive(s) too? Will you be overclocking your system? Will you be using RAID to speed up your system? You seem to have enough power; have a look at [URL="http://www.antec.outervision.com/PSUEngine"]Antec Power Supply Calculator[/URL]. - Let us know how it goes.

Hello, If you can't get your system to detect the drive I don't think there is much you can do. You may have been able to get data off it if it was recognised but I think your going to have to get a replacement. Have you no backups? You …

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Hello, Did you rewrite the MBR? EasyBCD lets you adjust the MBR and you can back it up and then write the MBR to disk; it won't make any changes until you write the new one to disk. - Let us know how it goes.

I'd be asking them what the hell have they done. anyway have you tried booting with usb devices disconnected and ethernet unplugged? You may have clear CMOS.

Hello, I have noticed that some images in posts spill over the side like this; [ATTACH]17676[/ATTACH] I have seen this happen before but noticed again recently. Just letting you know.

Hello, I would also avoid using windows based RAID. You are better off with a dedicated card as mentioned in the previous post. Your budget will also effect which card you go for; cheaper ones are usually software based so it still uses your CPU, but is better than windows …

Hello, Try running RAM at 1333MHz instead; if your problem persist perhaps it is something else, otherwise you know what the problem is. I believe that three pin slot above the PCI slots is for a case fan, you shouldn't need to connect anything to it. -Let us know how …

Hello, You should be able to copy the contents from the folders into the new folder. However if you have files of the same type and name you will need to decide which file you want. You could drag the two old folders into the new folder. Then copy the …

Hello, I don't think you will have any problems. Make sure you boot device is set to the Win 7 installation (in the BIOS). You may add the drive later after you have installed Windows 7 if you are bothered about corrupting the data. You may also need to take …

Hello, If you are using windows have you run 'chkdsk'? If you right click on the drive icon then click on > properties > tools. Then click on the button that will check the volume for errors. A box should come up, make sure both boxes are checked; fix file …

Hello, Perhaps you are missing the drivers for them or maybe the cables aren't connected. First check the cables are connected and are in the correct port. Next you have to try to find the correct drivers if the cables are correctly connected. Do you know the model of you …

Hmm... Maybe you should ask her a few more questions. Does it happen all the time? How does she send the email (by clicking on a email link or other means)? Does she have the web browser open already, or does the web browser start up with the homepage and …

Hello, Have you booted from the recovery disk? What exactly happened/ what did it say? - Let us know how it goes.