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Hi everyone, i'm new and desperate for help :@ I'm using Windows XP SP2 and have a real problem with the tilde/hash key; everytime i press this key it automatically shuts down Window's :confused: I've uninstalled the keyboard a couple of times and have looked everywhere on the net for …

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Hi all, I had a major issue that Crunchie helped me with regarding what seemed to be a virus or spyware at the beginning of this month - end of last. Anyway it got so bad that I decided to reformat and start again. I install windows XP professional like …

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I really didnt know where to post this so please forgive me for it not being in the right place but I'm a P.S.P. freak and love to create art with photoshop and Paintshop I use many plug-ins that need special dll files. I've recently had to do a full …

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hi, i need help with a computer not the one i am on but another, i press power button , computer then does the hardware check then a screen comes up saying missing or corrupt file \windows\system32\config or something similar, then a promt comes up saying at the first screen …

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I have a Dell desktop, w/WinXP sp2. On the Device manager the multimedia controller properties says, Other devices; mfg. unknown; location PCI Slot 4 (PCI bus 2, device 10, function 1). There is a question mark in front of it and I can't load any drivers because I can't find …

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im having problems with my PC....everytime i try to boot windows XP B4 i get to the user accounts selection screen a message appears that says press delete and enter that gives me a set of options wich are : Phonics-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control …

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basically, my problem is that whenever I want to right click something, I have to click multiple times before the menu pops up. the fact that the right click isn't working properly is most noticable in games, where games that use the right click are virtually unplayable. I tried going …

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After logging on to our eMachine, the desktop icons and taskbar appear and disappear consistently. If you catch them on, they will function. IE and other programs can successfully be accessed from task manager. In safe mode, desktop icons & taskbar are missing. Reinstall Windows CD does not work. I …

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Recently my laptop suffered a major meltdown, the hard drive was completely wiped (apparently it required a new mother board as well, thankfully was still under warrenty) when it returns I need to know if there may be any problems reinstalling Windows XP using the key attached to the laptop, …

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STOP! c0000221 Bad image checksum image version.dll is possibly corrupt Anyone know how to fix this???

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Hi all, I have an issue that I would love to see an answer for :confused: Here goes: I am running an Imagesetter via SCSI on a XP Pro SP2 machine. The RIP software that drives it runs well and so does the output device. However everytime I power on …

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Hi I was wondering how I can find out if I am in a botnet or not... As protection I am using spybot, nod32, windowsXP firewall ( i know i know it doesn't really work but i still use it. ) I scan with free version of norton once a …

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Hi i cant access control panel, my computer etc comes up refer to administrator,theres a pesky bogus virus that keeps opening IE ive scanned with Super anti spywarehere is the log .SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Loghttp://www.superantispyware.com Generated 11/11/2007 at 03:48 PM Application Version : 3.9.1008 Core Rules Database Version : 3337 Trace …

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hi I have opened My Computer and under tools previously there used to be folder options under it. Now only 3 options are there. map network drive, sync network drive and synchronize. Where did folder options go??? please help

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I would like to be able to view TVANTs, TVU and SOPCAST on my IBM Thinkpad to view mainly live cricket. Is or are there any patches that can assist me in getting picture and enabling the feed?

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Was looking to see if anyone has a suggestion as to where I can get a reasonably priced win xp home or pro edition because my ME has had it I am tired of having to look for drivers every time I do a clean install and when I tried …

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Be gentle with me, I'm a technoturkey! How I got this far amazes me! The setup: I have a Netgear wireless access point and router connected to my desktop machine by LAN cable. This router is 192.168.[B]0[/B].1 The Netgear unit is the DHCP server All machines run XP, all patches …

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Hi pals i have this virus that once doubled clicked it disables some features in my start menu such that i cannot run the task manager ,i also cannot access the control panel and when i restart my comp i get a message box with details of somekind of advert …

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I setup a RAS server at work. It is running Win 2003 and everything appears to be working fine. The problem is that if you VPN into that box for some strange reason you only get DNS resolution for resources on the network if you use the FQDN. In other …

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I am running Win2K with all SP's and updates. System is 1.0g Intel P3 with 512 ram. While watching live Streaming Video on Window Media Player 9, system locks up solid. Key board is inactive-must hard boot. I have checked for all file associations (to my best ability) and all …

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It says winnt/system32/config/system is missing or corrupt. I do not have the original floppy of the windows 2000. I got it off ebay and the floppy did not come with it. What can I do!!!!

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I am on a small network. I can access all the shares I am supposed to be able to access. If i enter the server name in a run box, like '\\tcrtsrvl1' then I get the list of shares like normal. Me and all the servers are in the same …

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I had an external non-user contact me regarding an error message she received trying to send information to a recipient within our domain. We do have Reverse DNS, and proper MX record checks set up however she had no problem sending it to other people (myself) within our domain. Unfortunately …

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I am using Windows 2000. Whenever I try to install any (*.exe) I get an error message: "Enable to execute file in the temporary directory. Setup aborted. Error 0: The operation completely successfuly." Please help.

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I upgraded a win98 pc to win xp home and everything runs great all drivers loaded the pc runs smooth except one problem in both outlook and outlook express I cannot open web links. I have uninstalled and reinstalled office I have done all windows updates I have done registry …

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Hello to all. This will be my first post. I need some advice on what to do with a hard drive. I have a corrupt kernel file on a hard drive. The drive has been scanned several times (I slaved it on another pc and scanned with AVG) and appears …

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Hi, New to XP so still learning. I can see how to change a shortcut's icon (through properties). Is there a way to associate an icon with the application .exe itself? I'm mostly interested in having the icon of my choice show on the taskbar and in the window corner, …

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i have a windows xp and we jsut restored our computer to factory settings. When I downloaded iTunes, the setup went fine, but when I tried to open the actual program, it read this: "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If …

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I post this question in XP because I'm trying to get a Hard drive to go back to XP on two PCs I would like to think of myself as a intelligent person but this makes me feel stupid. I have a HDD that was formated and loaded with vista. …

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Hi Everyone, i have yet (quite unfortunately) another issue with my windows xp... this time business related so its more mportant than personal.. anywayz.. Is there a way to block the system time from being changed from right clicking the star bar ? (And yesi have thought of under priviledged …

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