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ok in the computer listed in my profile i need help with it. here goes nothing. i try to turn on my computer. doesnt work. it just starts for a few half seconds then shuts off.. i try to put different memory in it same thing happens.. no go..i try …

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I am having a problem on my log on screen. I can't remove the section of notifications like how many emails i have unread. This is on there when i first start up Can i get rid of this box or remove its contents

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When I did a xp recovery windows will bring up a screen asking if I want to use safe mode. If I choose safe mode, all the files will not load up. If I choose to open normally the computer freezes up after the bar on the bottom scans across. …

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Evening Everyone, I'm having a spot of bother with my new printer and my network... Perviously I had a cheapie Epson C40 attached to my main machine (running XP - SP2), shared accross the network and all was good and everyone was happy. The dark clouds crossed the sky and …

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Hi. My neighbor just bought a computer from a coworker. It is a 2000 Gateway, that just last year had an upgrade to Windows XP Professional. She wanted to get dialup internet for now, so I called for her to get things set up. We found out by going into …

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hello, im running an Abit vt-7 motherboard, Sata Raid harddrive, 1.5 gigs of ram, and a 2 gig processor(let me know if i need to give more info). For a long time now, my computer has been randomly restarting, after either 1 or 2 beeps(different sometimes). Sometimes its just after …

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whenever logging off or shutting down the computer, i get an "end program - layered hidden window" with an option to either cancel or end immediately. well, it's not the most irritating factor to using the box, but i came upon the real culprit behind it and have no clue …

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I have a Gateway 600YGR, and it always shuts itself down anytime I try to install any software (from CD or web), or run a program from cd drive. I used to (last week) be able to use the computer (browse net, solitare, and use previously installed programs) for several …

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Using Win XP Pro, one day the appearance of minimized applications (in the toolbar at the base of the screen) ceased. They are still accessible using Alt/Tab but not are not visible. Is there a solution? :(

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Hi, I have Microsoft Windows XP (OEM) installed on my laptop. As the admin I had a password. While doing file disk fragmentation or disk cleanup and after rebooting I was asked to enter the product key. When I tried to do so it did not work, anyway to make …

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Hello, i'm bit noob with pc stuff. Just registered here cause facing problem i had certain programs installed on c:\ which i wasn't using, i deleted the folder from there. Now when i go to Add/Remove programs its still listed there and eating up some 500mb space each. Is there anyway i could fix it? If …

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I recently went to reinstall windows. After copying all the install files and rebooting, the windows logo pops up and the bar moves once and then BSOD. I'm given the STOP code. [CODE]STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF7C46528, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)[/CODE] My system specs are as follows: Msi KM4M-V Motherboard 2 80 GB …

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I am using windows xp on a laptop. I have 2 accounts, one admin and my own. I walked away from the laptop, it went to standby, come back, and attempt to log in, and get an error "The system cannot log you on now because the domain JHLAPTOP is …

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All of my shortcuts do not work, and all of my programs will not launch even when I double-click the exe file. Windows always asks what program I want to open the files with. When my computer boots up I get asked which program I want to open my start …

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Presently I am trying to download itunes from Apple on to my Dell Laptop (with Windows XP). I have ran into many problems that have caused my download and instillation to fail. One of the primary problems is that during the installing an error message pops-up that tells me there …

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I was wondering if there is a way to lock out a user on a remote workstation while he/she is logged on. I know how to access compmgmt.msc on the remote workstation.... can it be done through this?

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Hi guys, new to this site, been looking for a while now and is excellent. Now I have (or my daughter at Uni has!) a problem with the browser. I have Windows XP. Message "your browser settings prevent you from automatically redirecting to a new URL." pops up when trying …

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I have aSONY taptop, and I got problem with my key board and I do not know how to fix it. I press P on the key board * come out. I think my key board is mapped out. Can some one tell me how to fix this. I did …

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[COLOR=darkorchid]Evening Peeps,[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]My mate's PC has blitzed itself and won't load anything. Iv'e tried using his own XP Home Edition startup CD but won't read it, tried loading XP startup floppy disk made from my PC and nothing. Even tried loading a new XP home edition downloaded from the …

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The agency I work for acquired four computers from a company called Progress Energy. I assume that Progress Energy cleaned their hard drives. When I turn on the computer it will come to a point where it reads: [COLOR=indigo][B]PXE-E61 media test faliure, check cable[/B][/COLOR] Then it goes to another screen …

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I have just freshly upgraded my desktop to XP pro. It is hard wired to my Linksys wireless router. I have two other laptops, both of which I have no problem sharing files between, but they cannot seem to share files with this desktop. I can see the desktop when …

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old drive crashed installed new drive (Seagate 160GB 7200rpm) have XP Home Edition installation CD (includes SP2) get error message that windows cannot start because <windows root>\system32\hal.dll is missing or corrupt, reinstall the file How do I do that from a new drive???! I've deleted everything on the drive and …

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I just installed VS.NET 2003 with a lot of difficulties... There was some kind of problem with the windows installer, so I had to do the following to make it work: [quote] Click Start, click Run, type MSIEXEC /UNREGISTER, and then click OK. Even if you do this correctly, it …

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Hi everyone. My computer had to be formatted because it had a virus and that was the only way of getting rid of it. I coudnt dave anything to disk, floppy or usb. Is there anyway of getting back some college work i had saed on it before it was …

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Hi everyone, I am almost hyper-ventilating over here. I was working on a website this morning and my computer started acting up. I decided to restart to see if it would help. Now my computer goes through the motions of restarting and then stops at: Verifying DMI Data Pool... A …

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Hi ! I got this Data error (cyclic redundancy check) message when I tried copying over movies from a data dvd disc that my friend burned off for me. I mean.... I was able to get like 90% of the movies into my hard drive but that last part wasn't …

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HI..New to the group & I appreciate the help..I cannot get my updates, there is the red X..... Can I completely Uninstall & reinstall Norton to fix this? Would any of you have a 800 number for tech supt for norton? My e mail... [email]hybriddave@verizon.net[/email] Thanks Dave :!:

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I have about 230 songs of this type(mpeg-4 audio) in a folder and I want to put them on my mp3 player....my mp3 doesnt play mpeg-4 audio. So I need to get them to mp3 format. Is this possible? Is there a converter out there?

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ECS 865PE Intel Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz HT 1x1ghz 2x512mb RAM NVidia 5500 AGP 8x 256 RAM Creative Audigy 2 600Watt PSU (New) USB DEVICES: -Wireless Mouse/KB HP -Gigaport USB Soundcard (8out) -MD-PS1 Motion Dive -Dazzle Video Capture -WD 350GB SEHD My computer is running good only shutsdown when doing …

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Hello, I have a Compaq Presario 6214AN running WinXP Home Athlon 2400 256 ram, Nvidia GeForce MX440 graphics card. My problem is described as follows: When I have an application or a window open and wish to close it by right clicking on its respective icon in the taskbar, nView …

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